Information for Blaine AFS, WA

Latitude: 48-54-51 N, Longitude: 122-43-56 W

Call Sign(s): Household; Student; Short Cake

Perm ID	Sage ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
P-46	Z-46	757	Blaine AFS, WA	FPS-10 (2); FPS-20; FPS-24; FPS-6, -6A; FPS-26A	FPS-24; FPS-6A; FPS-26A	Jan-52	01-Jan-79	BUIC-II. Site was located at Birch Bay, WA. BUIC II ops commenced 1 Mar 66. Now is a public park.
P-46A			Anacortes, WA					Gap-Filler Annex. Reportedly, the site never became operational. Site is atop Mt. Erie.
P-46B			Concrete, WA **					** Gap-Filler Annex. In original ADC plans (and on 1958 site map), but never was built. Apparently, the radar site was planned for the summit of Sauk Mountain.

Perm ID

Sage ID

JSS ID

Unit

Location

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Equip.

Final
Equip.

Oper.
Date

Inact.
Date

Notes

P-46

Z-46

757

Blaine AFS, WA

FPS-10 (2); FPS-20; FPS-24; FPS-6, -6A; FPS-26A

FPS-24; FPS-6A; FPS-26A

Jan-52

01-Jan-79

BUIC-II. Site was located at Birch Bay, WA. BUIC II ops commenced 1 Mar 66. Now is a public park.

P-46A

Anacortes, WA

Gap-Filler Annex. Reportedly, the site never became operational. Site is atop Mt. Erie.

P-46B

Concrete, WA **

** Gap-Filler Annex. In original ADC plans (and on 1958 site map), but never was built. Apparently, the radar site was planned for the summit of Sauk Mountain.

History of Blaine AFS, WA

The 757th AC&W Squadron began operating a pair of AN/FPS-10 radars at Blaine in January 1952. In 1959 this squadron switched to operating an AN/FPS-20 search radar and AN/FPS-6 and AN/FPS-6A height-finder radars. The site began providing data to the Seattle Air Defense Sector SAGE Center in February 1960. By 1963 this site had converted to an AN/FPS-24 search radar, and had received an AN/FPS-26A height-finder radar which replaced the AN/FPS-6. The 757th Radar Squadron (SAGE) was deactivated in 1 January 1979.

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

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