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The following six photos were contributed by Tom Page. All were shot on 17 September 2022.
Former AN/FPS-35 FD Search Radar tower as seen from the turnout on the main road (the turnout was originally the road to the family-housing area that was located on the south side of the radar station) [looking north]
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Historical sign at the turnout from the main road, with a couple of minor errors. It should have said ''... 780th Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron that reported to the Air Defense Command ....'' And, of course, the 780th AC&W Squadron, later 780th Radar Squadron (SAGE) and 780th Air Defense Group (SAGE), reported to the Air Defense Sector or the Air Division. But the sign is greatly appreciated nonetheless.
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Former AN/FPS-35 FD Search Radar tower as seen from the site access road [looking northeast]
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Former AN/FPS-35 FD Search Radar tower as seen from where the Operations / BUIC building once stood on the hilltop [looking southeast]
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Former cantonment area where the barracks and other support buildings once stood [looking west]
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Former cantonment area, on the road that led to the family-housing area on the site's north side [looking north]
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Site demolition circa 2016
May 2005 photos contributed by Andrew Hill
YouTube video contributed by mike AT mikeonline.ca
May 2004 photos contributed by Tom Scanlan
[Ed. note: Notice snow on the ground. North Dakota had a fairly intense snowstorm in mid-May, 2004]
In base housing, FPS-26 tower in background
A Goodman lived in this base housing unit
View of ops area from base housing
Air Police shack at entrance to Ops Area
FPS-26 tower in background, FPS-35 tower right background, FPS-20 tower right foreground
Water Well montoring equipment
September, 2001 photos contributed by Mike Ferolito
A view of the old Ops / radar area as seen from the barracks area.
The former Fortuna AFS as viewed from the west.
A view of the old 780th HQ building and what`s left of the flag pole.
Interior view of the Fortuna AFS dining hall -- clearly, the old chow hall has seen better days.
Interior of the power plant showing an old disaster-preparedness drinking-water barrel.
The photo above is from the Fortuna AFS 50th Anniversary Special Edition of the Crosby, ND Journal. Copies of this publication are available from the Journal at the link above.
These June 2001 photos contributed by Gene McManus
Some notes from Cecile Wehrman, the news editor at the Crosby, ND Journal
Radar & Ops area viewed from housing area gate on Hwy 5
Some of the housing area, viewed from housing area gate on Hwy 5
Radar & Ops area viewed from housing area gate on Hwy 5
Cantonment area & main security gate. The main security gate was chained, but not locked, so ...
Headed up the hill toward the radar & ops area.
Black building believed to be the power plant/diesel building.
Some of the "stuff" removed from the (presumed) power building.
FPS-35 tower on the right, FPS-26 tower in background.
Power panel laying outside ops building.
Radar site emblem laying on floor of ops building. Painted on wallboard, it was not salvageable.
Looking outward (generally east) from the hole in the ops building.
The following photo (June, 2000) ound at http://www.geocities.com/lrfye/westby.jpg