Perm ID	Sage ID	JSS ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
P-32	Z-32		636	Condon AFS, OR	FPS-3/-20/-66; FPS-4; FPS-6; FPS-6A	FPS-27; FPS-6A	1952	30-Sep-70	Plans for an AN/FPS-28 FD search radar were cancelled; an AN/FPS-27 FD search radar was installed instead.

History of Condon AFS, OR

The 636th AC&W Squadron was activated in 1947. By 1952 this unit was operating AN/FPS-3 search and AN/FPS-4 height-finder radars at Condon. These sets were replaced in 1957 and 1958 with AN/FPS-20 and AN/FPS-6 sets. In 1959 a second height-finder radar came with the installation of an AN/FPS-6A. The site joined the SAGE system in July 1960. The AN/FPS-20 subsequently was upgraded in 1961 and redesignated as an AN/FPS-66. An AN/FPS-28 FD search radar was planned, but was subsequently cancelled. In 1964, an AN/FPS-27 FD search radar was installed at this site (and in 1965 the AN/FPS-66 was relocated to Burns AFS, OR, to replace the AN/FPS-7B search radar there). The Air Force deactivated the 636th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 30 September 1970.

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

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Information for Condon AFS, OR

Latitude: 45-14-12 N, Longitude: 120-18-06 W

Call Sign(s): Waterloo

History of Condon AFS, OR