 | This article includes alist of references,related reading, orexternal links,but its sources remain unclear because it lacksinline citations. Please helpimprove this article byintroducing more precise citations.(December 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Bartlesville Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part ofAir Defense Command (ADC) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Location | |
  Bartlesville AFS Location of Bartlesville AFS, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates | 36°45′44″N096°02′18″W / 36.76222°N 96.03833°W /36.76222; -96.03833 (Bartlesville AFS P-77) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| In use | 1951–1961 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 796th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Bartlesville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-77) is a closedUnited States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) west-northwest ofBartlesville, Oklahoma. It was closed in 1961.
In late 1951Air Defense Command selected Bartlesville, OK as a site for one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network. Prompted by the start of theKorean War, on 11 July 1950, the Secretary of the Air Force asked the Secretary of Defense for approval to expedite construction of the second segment of the permanent network. Receiving the Defense Secretary's approval on 21 July, the Air Force directed the Corps of Engineers to proceed with construction.
On 1 May 1951 the 796th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operating a pair ofAN/FPS-10 radars, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. In 1958 anAN/FPS-6 replaced the AN/FPS-10 height-finder radar.
In addition to the main facility, Bartlesville operated twoAN/FPS-14 Gap Filler site:
This site was inactivated 1 June 1961 due to budgetary constraints. Today what was Bartlesville Air Force Station is largely obliterated. It now consists of various residential and commercial establishments.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
