Oklahoma City Air Force Station

Oklahoma City Air Force Station
Part of Air Force Materiel Command
1995 airphoto
Site information
TypeUnited States Air Force Station (Cold War)
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Oklahoma City AFS
Location of Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°24′12″N 097°21′28″W / 35.40333°N 97.35778°W / 35.40333; -97.35778 (Oklahoma City AFS P-52)
Site history
Built1942
In use1951–1968

Oklahoma City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-52, NORAD-ID: Z-52) is a closed Cold War United States Air Force air defense and communications-electronics headquarters and radar station. It was located 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, just to the southeast of Tinker Air Force Base. It ceased to be a separate Air Force installation on 1 October 1983, when it merged with Tinker.

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