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Norton Manual Direction Center P-84 (1952-1959) - A Cold War Manual Radar System Direction Center first established in 1952 on Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California. Named after the location and assigned to 27th Air Division (Defense). Assigned a Permanent System ID of P-84. Deactivated as a Manual Direction Center in 1959.
History
Established in 1951 and became operational on 6 Feb 1952 as Norton Manual Direction Center P-84.
The Norton Manual Direction Center P-84 remained operational until 1 Oct 1959 when the nearby Norton SAGE Direction Center DC-17 went operational.
Norton Manual Direction Center P-84 Radar Sites (edit list)
| Location
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Type
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State
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Unit
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ADC
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NORAD
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JSS
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From
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To
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GPS
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Notes
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| Santa Rosa
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AFS
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CA
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669th
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P-15
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|
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1952-02-06
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1959-10-01
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33.94554,
-120.11725
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Moved to
Lompac
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| San Clemente
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AFS
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CA
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670th
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P-39
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|
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1952-02-06
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1959-10-01
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32.97694,
-118.55278
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Moved to
San Pedro Hill
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| Mount Laguna
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AFS
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CA
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751st
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P-76
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Z-76
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J-30
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1952-02-06
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1959-10-01
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32.87667,
-116.415
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To Norton DC-17
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| Boron
|
AFS
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CA
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750th
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P-59
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Z-59
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|
1952-02-06
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1959-10-01
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35.07889,
-117.57917
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To Norton DC-17
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| Kingman
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AFS
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AZ
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659th
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M-128
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|
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1953-06-20
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1958-08-15
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35.197478,
-114.041251
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Closed 1958
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| Cambria
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AFS
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CA
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775th
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P-02
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Z-02
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1954-10-01
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1959-10-01
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35.52222,
-121.06361
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To Norton DC-17
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| Vincent
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AFB
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AZ
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864th
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SM-162
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|
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1955-08-08
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1959-10-01
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32.65381,
-114.59090
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Closed 1961
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| Las Vegas
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AFS
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NV
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865th
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SM-163
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Z-163
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1956-04-01
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1959-10-01
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36.31861,
-115.57528
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To Norton DC-17
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Current Status
Manual Direction Center repurposed on Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.
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Location: Former Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.
Maps & Images
Lat: 34.10431 Long: -117.21853
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See Also:
Sources:
- Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 54.
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Visited: 28 Oct 2014
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