Kingman Air Force Station

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Kingman Air Force Station
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Kingman AFS is located in Arizona
Kingman AFS
Kingman AFS
Location of Kingman AFS, Arizona
Coordinates35°11′51″N 114°02′29″W / 35.19750°N 114.04139°W / 35.19750; -114.04139 (Kingman AFS M-128)Coordinates: 35°11′51″N 114°02′29″W / 35.19750°N 114.04139°W / 35.19750; -114.04139 (Kingman AFS M-128)
TypeAir Force Station
Site information
Controlled by United States Air Force
Site history
Built1955
In use1955-1958
Garrison information
Garrison659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Kingman Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-128) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Kingman, Arizona. It was closed in 1958.

Air Force units and assignments[]

Units:

  • 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Assigned 22 June 1955
Activated at Norton AFB, California on 20 June 1953
Inactivated on 15 August 1958

Assignments:

  • 27th Air Division, 22 June 1955 – 15 August 1958

See also[]

  • List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations

References[]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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