Information for Rye AFS, NH

Latitude: 43-02-42 N, Longitude: 70-42-57 W


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M-104     644 Rye AFS, NH TPS-1D   1956 Oct 1957 Also called Portsmouth, NH, and Fort Dearborn, NH. Site designation was originally SM-132 (which was later reassigned to Baudette, MN). The M-104 designation was moved from Wiarton, ON, Canada to Fort Dearborn in 1954. Was a ''manned gap-filler.'' Site closed due to budget cuts. Site was converted to gap-filler radar site P-10B (renamed 'Fort Dearborn'). 644th AC&W Squadron was later reactivated at Richmond AFS, FL (Z-210).

Current Use: Odiorne Point State Park / Seacoast Science Center.

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