Information for Continental Divide AFS, NM

Latitude: 35-23-21 N, Longitude: 108-21-12 W

Call Sign(s): Freestyle

Perm ID	Sage ID	JSS ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
P-7			769	Continental Divide AFS, NM	FPS-3; FPS-5; FPS-4; FPS-6		1952	01-Jul-61	Plans for an AN/FPS-28 FD search radar were cancelled. Site transferred to FAA; closed now. Site once called Gonzales AFS. Arctic-style radar tower was relocated to Walker AFS, NM (M-90).

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Sage ID

JSS ID

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P-7

769

Continental Divide AFS, NM

FPS-3; FPS-5; FPS-4; FPS-6

1952

01-Jul-61

Plans for an AN/FPS-28 FD search radar were cancelled. Site transferred to FAA; closed now. Site once called Gonzales AFS. Arctic-style radar tower was relocated to Walker AFS, NM (M-90).

History of Continental Divide AFS, NM

The 769th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1952. In 1953 the radars consisted of AN/FPS-3 and AN/FPS-5 sets. In 1955 an AN/FPS-4 height-finder radar was installed, only to be replaced a year later by an AN/FPS-6 model. An AN/FPS-28 FD search radar was planned, but was subsequently cancelled. At the end of 1960, this radar was transferred to the FAA pending deactivation of the 769th on 1 July 1961.

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

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