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Ridgeway Park/Red Bluff Air Force Station (site)

USA / California / Red Bluff / Ridge Road
 military, radar station, United States Air Force
Callsign: Antidote

This site became operational in 1956 under the jurisdiction of the 859th AC&W Squadron. The site used AN/MPS-8 and AN/MPS-11 radars. The AN/MPS-11 remained until 1963. In 1959 the Air Force placed AN/FPS-6 and -6A height-finder radars and removed the AN/MPS-8 from Red Bluff. SAGE operations began in 1960. In 1964 Red Bluff became an FAA/ADC joint-use facility, using the AN/FPS-67 search and AN/FPS-6 and AN/FPS-90 height-finder radars located on site. The 859th was deactivated 30 September 1970. The FAA continues to operate the AN/FPS-67B search radar.

www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Red+Bluff+AFS%...
www.radomes.org/museum/documents/RedBluffAFSCAhoming.ht...
www.militarymuseum.org/RedBluffAFS.html
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bluff_Air_Force_Station
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Coordinates:   40°8'47"N   122°18'23"W

Comments

  • Debb
    I had no idea! Thanks for sharing this. A neighbor in Red Bluff. Debb
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