Fortuna Air Force Station
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Fortuna Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of Fortuna, North Dakota. It was closed in 1979 as a radar station, remaining as a Long-Range Radar (LRR) facility until 1984.
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Fortuna Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
Elkhorn Township, Divide County, west of Fortuna, North Dakota | |
Coordinates | 48°54′14″N 103°52′00″W |
Type | Air Force station |
Code | ADC ID: P-27 NORAD ID: Z-27 |
Site information | |
Owner | sold to civilians, subsequently forfeited to county auditors |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
In use | April 1952–July 1979 (main site), April 1952–1984 (GATR) |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 780th Air Defense Group, 780th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later 780th Radar Squadron) |
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Fortuna Air Force Station was part of the last batch of twenty-three radar stations constructed as part of the Air Defense Command permanent network. It was activated in April, and declared completely operational in late 1952.