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Perrin Air Force Station (1964-1969) - A Cold War U.S. Air Force Radar Station first established during the Korean War to provide ground-controlled intercept (GCI) training for jet pilots. Located at Perrin Air Force Base Annex near Sherman in Grayson County, Texas. Initially operated by training command personnel until 1962 when it became an annex of Duncanville Air Force Station under Air Defense Command (ADC). Duncanville AFS closed and relocated to Perrin AFS in 1964. On activation, a Permanent ID of RP-78 and a Sage ID of Z-78 were assigned to Perrin AFS. Closed in 1969. HistoryU.S. Air Force Radar site first established in 1952 during the Korean War to provide ground-controlled intercept (GCI) training for jet pilots. The radar site was located at Perrin Air Force Base Annex near Sherman, Texas and was initially equipped with an FPS-3 search radar configured to allowed weapons controllers to conduct realistic GCI training exercises. Close coordination with the FAAs Fort Worth ARTCC and the Perrin AFB ground control approach (GCA) radar provided a safe and realistic training environment. In 1962 the radar site transferred to Air Defense Command (ADC) operation and became Perrin Air Force Station, an annex of Duncanville Air Force Station. The search radar was upgraded to an FPS-20 and site became a joint-use USAF/FAA radar site. By 1964 the 745th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron had closed Duncanville Air Force Station and relocated the 745th to Perrin AFS. Equipment at the Perrin site included a FPS-20 search radar which was upgraded to an FPS-20A in 1964 and a FPS-6 height-finder radar. In 1965, the FPS-20A radar was upgraded again to an FPS-66 configuration Manual System OperationOn 1 Jul 1964, the 745th AC&W Squadron officially moved to Perrin Air Force Station still assigned to the Oklahoma Air Defense Sector Headquartered at Oklahoma City Air Force Station. The Oklahoma Air Defense Sector provided command and control over subordinate radar stations from the Oklahoma City Manual Combat Center MCC-11 located on Oklahoma City AFS. The MCC-11 Combat Center was connected to Perrin via telephone lines and track data could be passed from Perrin AFS Operations to the Combat Center via voice, teletype, and encrypted teletype. On 1 Apr 1966 31st Air Division replaced the Oklahoma Air Defense Sector as the Command and Control headquarters. Operations continued in the manual mode until the site closed in 1969.
ClosurePerrin AFS and the 745th were deactivated on 30 Sep 1969. Perrin Air Force Base’s training mission also ended in 1969 coincident with the deactivation of the Oklahoma City Manual Combat Center MCC-11 in 1969. By 1969 the FAA had also established a joint-use Keller FAA Radar Site in the Dallas-Fort Worth area next to the under-construction Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW). Physical Plant
Current StatusThe site may contain some elements of the old radar site but they appear to have been incorporated into larger buildings. The 4.71 acre site is now in private hands. Grayson county property ID is 115348.
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