Fort Fisher Air Force Station
Radar station in North Carolina, US 1955–1988 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fort Fisher Air Force Station was a United States Air Force installation located on the Atlantic coast 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Kure Beach, North Carolina. Its primary mission was as a radar complex. It was closed on 30 June 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Fort Fisher Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
Cape Fear,[1] 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Kure Beach, North Carolina. | |
Coordinates | 33°59′24″N 077°55′06″W[2] |
Type | Air Force Station |
Code | ADC ID: M-115, NORAD ID: Z-115 Currently JSS ID: J-02 |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force] |
Site history | |
Built | 1955 |
In use | 1955-1988 June 30[3] |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 701st Air Defense Group 701st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
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Today the radar installation that was the main part of the site is part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-02.