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Country: United States Region: N Dakota Locale: 48°54′14″N 103°52′00″W Latitude: 48° 54' 14" N Longitude: -104° 7' 58" E Area use / Military Branches: Closed |
Former AFS Fortuna 1952-1984 (tacticalls: Palace; Mutely) was a USAF General Surveillance Radar station.
It was closed in 1979 as a radar station, remaining as a Long-Range Radar (LRR) facility until 1984.
Units:
- 780th Aircraft Control and Warning Sqn
- reassigned 780th Radar Sqn (SAGE)
- redesignated 780th Air Defense Grp
- reassigned 780th Radar Sqn,
Photos http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/8139847.jpg
http://www.radomes.org/museum/photos/FortunaAFSND_Vintage.jpg
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