Kingman Air Force Station
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Kingman Air Force Station
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 Kingman AFS
Location of Kingman AFS, Arizona
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| Type | Air Force Station |
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| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
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| Built | 1955 |
| In use | 1955-1958 |
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| Garrison | 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
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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
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- 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
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
- Information for Kingman AFS, AZ
