North Truro Air Force Station
Radar station in Massachusetts, US 1951–1994 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.2 mi (3.5 km) east of North Truro, Massachusetts.
North Truro Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
North Truro, Massachusetts | |
Coordinates | 42°01′53.38″N 70°03′11.84″W |
Type | Long Range Radar Site |
Code | ADC ID: P-10 NORAD ID: Z-10 (NTAFS) |
Site information | |
Owner | National Park Service |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Open to the public | Partially |
Site history | |
Built | 1951 |
Built by | United States Air Force |
In use | 1951–1994 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | North Truro, Massachusetts |
Occupants | 762d Radar Squadron, 6th Space Warning Squadron |
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Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Service, the radar site remainder becoming a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) VHF omnidirectional range/Tactical air navigation system (VORTAC) (Navaid: LFV)[1] and radar site, part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-53.
The former North Truro AFS is the site of a radar station and several abandoned buildings including barracks, a library, a bar, a bowling alley and a family housing area located to the south. NTAFS has been redeveloped into The Highland Center.[2] It is also the site of the Jenny Lind Tower.[3]