Lufkin Air Force Station

Lufkin Air Force Station (1957-1961) - A Cold War U.S. Air Force Radar Station located near Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of TM-193. Closed in 1961. History Established in 1957 and became operational in January 1959 as Lufkin Air Force Station manned by the 815th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron. Initial equipment included the FPS-3A search radar and an FPS-6 height-finder radar. Manual System Operation In November 1957 the 815th AC&W Squadron moved to Lufkin Air Force Station assigned to the 33rd Air Division (Defense) Headquartered at Oklahoma City Air Force Station. The 33rd Air Division provided command and control over subordinate radar stations from the Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86 located on Oklahoma City Air Force Station. Lufkin Direction Centers & Sectors Assigned Direction Center Sector Jan 1959 - 1 Jan 1960 Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86 33rd Air Division 1 Jan 1960 - 1 Jun 1961 Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86 Oklahoma City ADS Closure Lufkin Air Force Station and the 815th AC&W Squadron were deactivated on 1 Jun 1961. Lufkin AFS Major Equipment List Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems Comm FPS-3A FPS-6 Unit Designations 815th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron (1956-1961) 815th Assignments 8 Nov 1956 - Activated at Oklahoma City AFS, OK, as the 33rd Air Division abt Nov 1957 - Moved to Lufkin AFS, TX Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86 1 Jan 1960 - Transferred to Oklahoma City ADS Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86 1 Jun 1961 - Discontinued. Current Status Now Lufkin State School, many buildings have been repurposed. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Near Lufkin in Angelina County, Texas. Maps & Images Lat: 31.42139 Long: -94.80278 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 433' See Also: SAGE System Permanent System Radar Sites US Radar Sets Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86 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 102. 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 158. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2089501 Links: Radomes - Lufkin Air Force Station Wikipedia - Lufkin Air Force Station Visited: No