Air Defense Radar Stations

Information for Blaine AFS, WA

Latitude: 48-54-51 N, Longitude: 122-43-56 W

Call Sign(s): Household; Student; Short Cake

Perm ID	Sage ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
P-46	Z-46	757	Blaine AFS, WA	FPS-10 (2); FPS-20; FPS-24; FPS-6, -6A; FPS-26A	FPS-24; FPS-6A; FPS-26A	Jan-52	01-Jan-79	BUIC-II. Site was located at Birch Bay, WA. BUIC II ops commenced 1 Mar 66. Now is a public park.
P-46A			Anacortes, WA					Reportedly, the radar never became (fully) operational. Site is on Mt. Erie.
P-46B			Concrete, WA **					** In original ADC plans (and on 1958 site map), but never was built

Perm ID

Sage ID

JSS ID

Unit

Location

Early
Equip.

Final
Equip.

Oper.
Date

Inact.
Date

Notes

P-46

Z-46

757

Blaine AFS, WA

FPS-10 (2); FPS-20; FPS-24; FPS-6, -6A; FPS-26A

FPS-24; FPS-6A; FPS-26A

Jan-52

01-Jan-79

BUIC-II. Site was located at Birch Bay, WA. BUIC II ops commenced 1 Mar 66. Now is a public park.

P-46A

Anacortes, WA

Reportedly, the radar never became (fully) operational. Site is on Mt. Erie.

P-46B

Concrete, WA **

** In original ADC plans (and on 1958 site map), but never was built

History of Blaine AFS, WA

The 757th AC&W Squadron began operating a pair of AN/FPS-10 radars at Blaine in January 1952. In 1959 this squadron switched to operating an AN/FPS-20 search radar and AN/FPS-6 and AN/FPS-6A height-finder radars. The site began providing data to the Seattle Air Defense Sector SAGE Center in February 1960. By 1963 this site had converted to an AN/FPS-24 search radar, and had received an AN/FPS-26A height-finder radar which replaced the AN/FPS-6. The 757th Radar Squadron (SAGE) was deactivated in 1 January 1979.

References: "Searching the Skies"; misc. ADCOM documents; eyewitness accounts.