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Eagle Pass Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Coordinates28°51′36″N 100°31′37″W / 28.86000°N 100.52694°W / 28.86000; -100.52694 (Eagle Pass AFS TM-188)
TypeAir Force Station
Site information
Controlled by United States Air Force
Site history
Built1942
In use1943-1945; 1957-1963
Eagle Pass AFS is located in Texas
Eagle Pass AFS
Eagle Pass AFS
Location of Eagle Pass Air Force Station, Texas

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

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References

Public Domain 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