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660th Radar Squadron

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660th Radar Squadron
Emblem of the 660th Radar Squadron
Active1949-1952, 1953-1980
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 660th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th NORAD Region (ADTAC), Tactical Air Command, stationed at MacDill AFB, Florida. It was inactivated on 15 November 1980.

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

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  • Activated as 660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 5 December 1949
Inactivated 6 February 1952
  • Activated 18 June 1953
Redesignated 660th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 March 1961
Redesignated 660th Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974
Inactivated on 15 November 1980

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, [1] Archived 23 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
  • Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, [2][dead link] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
  • Information for MacDill AFB, FL[permanent dead link]
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