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Lockport Air Force Station
Part of
1951-1968: Air Defense Command
1968-1979: Aerospace Defense Command
Cambria, New York
Coordinates43°08′25″N 78°50′0.4″W / 43.14028°N 78.833444°W / 43.14028; -78.833444
TypeLong Range Radar Site
CodeP-21 / Z-21
Site information
Controlled byLockport AFS United States Air Force
Site history
Built1951
Built byU.S. Air Force
In use1951-1979
Garrison information
GarrisonLockport, New York

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