Information for Finland AFS, MN

Latitude: 47-27-20 N, Longitude: 091-14-20 W

Call Sign(s): Bubble; Galahad; Rangoon


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
Equip.
Final
Equip.
Oper.
Date
Inact.
Date
Notes
P-69 Z-69   756 Finland AFS, MN FPS-3/-20/-64; FPS-5; FPS-6; FPS-6A/-90; FPS-26A FPS-27; FPS-26A Jul-52 15-Aug-80 BUIC-II. GATR retained until JSS switchover. Radar site replaced by Nashwauk, MN, JSS radar site.
CG16 / P-69E C-15A / Z-69E     Nipigon, ON, CN         Planned Gap-Filler Annex. Partially built. Never operational.
CG35 / P-69F Z-69F     Whitefish Lake, ON, CN         Planned Gap-Filler Annex. Not built. Never operational.
P-69A       Franklin, MN ** (FPS-18 planned)       Gap-Filler Annex. ** In early ADC plans, but never was built. Apparently the nearby gap-filler radar site at Aurora, MN was built instead.
P-69B Z-69B / Z-16B     Upson, WI FPS-18   Nov-59 Jun-64; Dec-67 Gap-Filler Annex. Building is still extant. Site designation changed from Z-69B to Z-16B in 1964.
P-69C Z-69C / Z-35H     Askov, MN FPS-14   Oct-57 Jun-64; Dec-67 Gap-Filler Annex. Site designation changed from Z-69C to Z-35H in 1964.
P-69D Z-69D     Aurora, MN FPS-18   Dec-60 Jun-68 Gap-Filler Annex. Building is still extant.

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