Sitting at 9,150 feet, the Mount Lemmon Air Force Station was said to be the world’s highest radar installation in 1957. It was manned by the 684th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, whose motto was “Who goes there?” Along with…
Warning Squadron, whose motto was “Who goes there?” Along with dozens of similar stations, it watched for Soviet aircraft before the advent of satellite surveillance. Nearly 250 officers staffed the 25-acre base, which featured a barracks with a “modern, electrically equipped kitchen.”The height finder antenna and artic tower at the Mt. Lemmon Air Force Station in May, 1957. Sitting at 9,150-feet, it was the said to be the highest radar installation in the world.
A Tucson Citizen writer said"electronic miracles of perception are performed by radar scopes and charting screens."It's unlikely the President of the United States was on the other end of this phone at the Mt. Lemmon Air Force Station in May, 1957, but it was almost certainly a high-ranking officer.The motto of the 684th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was"Qui Va La?," or"Who goes there?" at the Mt. Lemmon Air Force Station in May, 1957.
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