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Crucey (Senonches) airbase (closed)

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Former USAF Dispersed Ops Base. No fixed units ever deployed at Senonches base.
Current location of Nostradamus Over The Horizon radar antenna.
RACE++® Series multicomputers from Mercury Computer Systems are used by the ONERA French Aeronautics and Space Research Agency for the Nostradamus over-the-horizon radar.
The Nostradamus antenna is a set of bi-cone antenna elements distributed over the arms of a three-branch star.
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Coordinates:   48°38'39"N   1°5'49"E

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  • digbyl (guest)
    Now part of the site is used for solar power generation with lots of solar panels.
  • Bill McLeod (guest)
    what constiutues a fixed unit. I was in the 11th troop carrier squadron there from 59 to 61. the unit was there from 55 to61. Bill McLeod
This article was last modified 13 years ago