Pacific Beach Lashup Radar Site

Pacific Beach Lashup Radar Site (1948-1952) - A Cold War Air Force Lashup Radar Site first established in 1948 near Pacific Beach, Grays Harbor County, Washington. Named Pacific Beach Lashup Radar Site after the location. Assigned a Lashup ID of L-35. Abandoned in 1952. History of Pacific Beach Lashup Radar Site Established in September 1948 and became operational in October 1948 as Pacific Beach Lashup Radar Site manned by a detachment of the 635th AC&W Squadron. The station initially had an early warning misssion. The early warnng mission involved tracking and identifing all aircraft entering their airspace. Initial equipment included the TPS-10 height finder. Deactivated in February 1952, coverage assumed by site P-57 at Naselle Air Force Station. Pacific Beach AFS Major Equipment List Radars TPS-10A 21 Oct 1948 HF CPS-5 14 Jun 1949 Search TPS-1B Combo Current Status Abandoned in Pacific Beach, Grays Harbor County, Washington. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Pacific Beach in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 47.20827 Long: -124.20418 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ......' See Also: Naselle Air Force Station Lashup System Permanent System Radar Sites US Radar Sets Sources: Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf, page 164. Radomes - Pacific Beach GCI (L-35), WA Links: Radomes - Pacific Beach Lashup Radar Site Visited: 15 Sep 2015