Ground Equipment Facility QRC
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Ground Equipment Facility QRC (FUDS C03PA046300: "Benton Air Force Communications[clarification needed] Annex")[7] is an FAA radar station that was part of a Cold War SAGE radar station (Benton Air Force Station, call sign: Oppose)[4] for aircraft control and warning "from Massachusetts to southern Virginia, and as far out to sea as possible."[1] Benton AFS was also the first operational "regional data processing center" for the GE 477L Nuclear Detection and Reporting System.
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Quick Facts Ground Equipment Facility QRC Benton Air Force Station, Coordinates ...
Ground Equipment Facility QRC Benton Air Force Station | |
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Part of 1975: Federal Aviation Administration 1968: Aerospace Defense Command 1951: Air Defense Command | |
Located at Red Rock Mountain, Colley Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (eponym: the nearby Town of Benton) | |
Coordinates | 41°21′25″N 076°17′25″W[2] (QRS) 41°21′30″N 076°17′40″W[4] (AFS) |
Type | Common Air-Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) site [4] |
Code | QRC:[5] Federal Aviation Administration J-tbd: c. 2002 Joint Surveillance System[4] Z-30: 1963 July 31 SAGE radar network P-30: 1952 Permanent System |
Site information | |
Controlled by | 1975: Federal Aviation Administration
1974:: 648th Radar Squadron[6]
1950: 648th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Site history | |
Built | 1950-1 |
Unmanned Gap Filler radar annexes[4]
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The FAA facility and the larger area of the former Air Force Station are part of Ricketts Glen State Park.[8]