Information for Savannah AFS (Hunter AFB), GA

Latitude: 32-01-01 N, Longitude: 081-09-57 W

Call Sign(s): Gleaner


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
Equip.
Final
Equip.
Oper.
Date
Inact.
Date
Notes
M-112 Z-112   702 Savannah AFS (Hunter AFB), GA MPS-7; TPS-10D; GPS-3; FPS-20/-67; MPS-14; FPS-26 FPS-67B; FPS-26 1955 30-Jun-79 Located on the west side of Hunter Army Airfield (originally Hunter AFB). Received the first production model of the AN/FPS-26 FD height-finder radar in 1961.
M-112A / M-113C Z-112A / Z-113C     Parris Island MCAS, SC FPS-14 FPS-18 Apr-58 1 July 1970 Gap-Filler Annex. * Dec 61 is the probable date when this GFA site changed from Z-112A to Z-113C. ADC records indicate that when this site closed in 1970, it had the last FPS-14; however, one veteran reported that he was there when an FPS-18 was installed in the 1967-1968 time frame.
M-112B       St. Simons Island, GA ** (FPS-14 planned)       ** Gap-Filler Annex. In original ADC plans, but never was built (*might* have been an alternate site for Blythe Island GFA which was built {?}).
M-112C Z-112C     Alma, GA FPS-18   Apr-58 14-Apr-70 Gap-Filler Annex.
M-112D       Portal, GA **         ** Gap-Filler Annex. In original ADC plans, but never was built.
M-112E Z-112E     Jeffersonville, GA FPS-18   Oct-62 Dec-67 Gap-Filler Annex.

Current Use: Georgia Air National Guard's 117th Air Control Squadron.

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