Annotated 1979-80 photos

contributed by Tom Page


View of radar towers and Ops area from old ALRI site (looking north). On far left is BOQ with AN/FPS-90 (FPS-116) behind it. In center is power plant, with Ops/BUIC building behind it and to the right. To right is AN/FPS-107 (front) and AN/FPS-26 (back). [FPS-26 was already decommissioned.]


View of FPS-107 tower (and edge of FPS-26 tower) at N. Truro AFS, seen from old ALRI, looking north, showing proximity to the cliffs and the ocean.


AN/FPS-107 tower enshrouded in fog, fairly common at this Cape Cod site.


One`s first view of N. Truro AFS from the site`s access road (looking east).


The access road of N. Truro AFS, looking outward (west). On left center is old SP gate shack; on right is the gas station.


The first buildings seen from the access road at N. Truro AFS are the chapel, center-right, visitor quarters, and club (far left).


Front of the Club, the "Cliffside", at N. Truro AFS, MA.


View of the AF station from the Cape Cod (Highlands) lighthouse (looking south).