Information for Baker AFS, OR

Latitude: 44-35-11 N, Longitude: 117-47-14 W

Call Sign(s): AppleBee

Perm ID	Sage ID	JSS ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
SM-149	Z-149		821	Baker AFS, OR	(MPS-7 planned); FPS-35; FPS-6, FPS-6A		1962	18-Jun-68	This site had the only AN/FPS-35 covered with a radome; this dome is now used as a high-school gymnasium in Payette, ID.

Perm ID

Sage ID

JSS ID

Unit

Location

Early
Equip.

Final
Equip.

Oper.
Date

Inact.
Date

Notes

SM-149

Z-149

821

Baker AFS, OR

(MPS-7 planned); FPS-35; FPS-6, FPS-6A

1962

18-Jun-68

This site had the only AN/FPS-35 covered with a radome; this dome is now used as a high-school gymnasium in Payette, ID.

History of Baker AFS, OR

In 1955, an MPS-7 (mobile FPS-3) was planned, but was not installed. In 1962, the 821st Radar Squadron (SAGE) began operating an AN/FPS-35 search radar and an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar. This site had the only AN/FPS-35 enclosed by a radome, constructed in 1963. In 1964 an AN/FPS-6A height-finder was added. In 1966 the AN/FPS-6 was retired. On 18 June 1968 the Air Force deactivated the 821st Radar Squadron.

References: "Searching the Skies"; misc. ADCOM documents; eyewitness accounts.

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