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Pickstown Air Force Station
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| Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
| Coordinates | 43°04′59″N 098°28′31″W / 43.08306°N 98.47528°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1961 |
| In use | 1961-1968 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 695th Radar Squadron |
Pickstown AFS
Location of Pickstown AFS, South Dakota
Pickstown Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-134, NORAD ID: Z-134) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.1 miles east-northeast of Pickstown, South Dakota. It was closed in 1968.
History
Pickstown Air Force Station was initially part of Phase II of the Air Defense Command Mobile Radar program. The Air Force approved this expansion of the Mobile Radar program on October 23, 1952. Radars in this network were designated “SM.”
The station became operational
Air Force units and assignments
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See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
- Information for Pickstown AFS, SD
