North Truro Air Force Station

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North Truro Air Force Station
Part of Aerospace Defense Command
North Truro, Massachusetts
Type Long Range Radar Site
Coordinates 42°01′54″N, 70°03′16″W.
Built 1950s
Built by U.S. Air Force
In use 1950s-1980s
Current
owner		 National Park Service
Open to
the public		 Yes
Controlled by National Park Service
Garrison North Truro, Massachusetts
Occupants 6th Space Warning Squadron, National Park Service

North Truro Air Force Station is a defunct Air Force Station that operated from the 1950s until the 1980s. It is located in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is the site of a radar station and other buildings. It is being redeveloped into The Highland Science Center.


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[edit] History

[edit] Operation Have-Horn

It was the location of Operation Have Horn, the launching of sounding rockets under project Nike Hydac. On completion of the operation, the used devices were returned to the White Sands Missile Range.[1]

[edit] Closure

[edit] Redevelopment

The site is now being redeveloped into the Highlands Center. This project includes the building of a performing arts center, and other facilities to meet the needs of the National Park Service as well as the community.

[edit] Units Based There

  • 762nd Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ North Truro

[edit] External Links

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