Norton Manual Direction Center P-84

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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.

Former Norton Manual Direction Center P-84, Building 227.

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 Type State Unit ADC NORAD JSS From To GPS Notes
Santa Rosa AFS CA 669th P-15 1952-02-06 1959-10-01 33.94554,
-120.11725 		Moved to
Lompac
San Clemente AFS CA 670th P-39 1952-02-06 1959-10-01 32.97694,
-118.55278 		Moved to
San Pedro Hill
Mount Laguna AFS CA 751st P-76 Z-76 J-30 1952-02-06 1959-10-01 32.87667,
-116.415 		To Norton DC-17
Boron AFS CA 750th P-59 Z-59 1952-02-06 1959-10-01 35.07889,
-117.57917 		To Norton DC-17
Kingman AFS AZ 659th M-128 1953-06-20 1958-08-15 35.197478,
-114.041251 		Closed 1958
Cambria AFS CA 775th P-02 Z-02 1954-10-01 1959-10-01 35.52222,
-121.06361 		To Norton DC-17
Vincent AFB AZ 864th SM-162 1955-08-08 1959-10-01 32.65381,
-114.59090 		Closed 1961
Las Vegas AFS NV 865th SM-163 Z-163 1956-04-01 1959-10-01 36.31861,
-115.57528 		To Norton DC-17

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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  • Elevation: 1,159'

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.

Links:

Visited: 28 Oct 2014

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