Perm ID	Sage ID	JSS ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
P-57	Z-57		759	Naselle AFS, WA	FPS-3; FPS-20/-67; FPS-5; FPS-8/GPS-3; FPS-6; FPS-6A	FPS-67; FPS-6; FPS-26A	Dec-51	01-Apr-66	Plans for an AN/FPS-27 FD search radar were cancelled.

History of Naselle AFS, WA

In December 1951 the 759th AC&W Squadron began operating AN/FPS-3 long-range search and AN/FPS-5 height-finder radars, which allowed for the closing of Lashup sites at Fort Stevens, OR, and Pacific Beach, WA. In 1955 an AN/FPS-8 search radar was placed on the site, and subsequently converted to and redesignated as an AN/GPS-3. In 1958 the 759th began operating an AN/FPS-20 search radar, as well as AN/FPS-6 and AN/FPS-6A height-finder radars. SAGE operations began in February 1960. An AN/FPS-27 FD search radar was planned, but was subsequently cancelled. In 1962 the AN/FPS-20 was upgraded to become an AN/FPS-67. In 1965 an AN/FPS-26A FD height-finder was added to the site. The AN/FPS-6A was retired in early 1966. This site was closed on April 1, 1966, and the 759th Radar Squadron (SAGE) was deactivated. The AN/FPS-26A FD height-finder radar set was then shipped back to Avco to be modified as the first AN/FSS-7 SLBM D&W Radar (later installed at Laredo AFS, TX, reportedly).

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

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Information for Naselle AFS, WA

Latitude: 46-25-20 N, Longitude: 123-47-53 W

Call Sign(s): Chancellor, Timothy

History of Naselle AFS, WA