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Eagle Pass Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
Coordinates | 28°51′36″N 100°31′37″W / 28.86000°N 100.52694°W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1943-1945; 1957-1963 |
Eagle Pass Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-188) is a closed United States Air Force facility. It is located 10.6 miles (17.1 km) north of Eagle Pass, Texas. It was closed in 1963.
History
See also
- Texas World War II Army Airfields
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
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.
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- Information for Eagle Pass AFS, TX