Brookfield Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-southeast of Brookfield, Ohio. It was closed in 1959.
Brookfield Air Force Station constructed as part of the Air Defense Command permanent network it was opened in April 1952.
The 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operations with AN/FPS-3 and AN/FPS-5 radars, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. This operation allowed Lashup site L-18 at Ravenna, Ohio, to shut down. In 1957 the AN/FPS-5 height-finder radar was replaced with an AN/FPS-4, and then the AN/FPS-4 was replaced with an AN/FPS-6 in 1958.
In addition to the main facility, Brookfield operated two unmanned AN/FPS-14 (P-62B) and AN/FPS-18 (P-62A) Gap Filler sites
The P-62 site designation and the 662d Radar Squadron were transferred to Oakdale AFS, Pennsylvania, when radar operations ceased at Brookfield AFS on 1 Nov 1959 due to budget considerations. This site at Brookfield became a gap-filler radar site (RP-62E) for Oakdale. The Brookfield site operated as a gap-filler annex from Feb 1964 until June 1968. The GATR site (R-12) at Brookfield also remained in operation
After the site was closed by the military, the property was acquired by Trumbull County, Ohio, and the buildings were turned into the Trumbull County Nursing Home Facility. In the early 1980s, the nursing home was closed due to budget issues, and the Air Force closed down the R-12 GATR site. Today, the site is abandoned, with buildings in a severe state of decay. Roofs are collapsing, floors and roofs are caving in and concrete is deteriorating. Animals are frequently found in the buildings as well as the occasional human vandal.
In September 2012, the property was sold to a private entity. It is patrolled by the police, and is not open to the public The owners are not friendly to trespassers.
In 2011, Brookfield Police officiated the release for a student-made independent short film to be filmed on the premises which filmed primarily in summer of 2012. The set was of interest to the filmmakers due to its publicity from the infamous 1994 alleged UFO sightings.
Air Force units and assignmentsedit
Unitsedit
662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron,
Activated at Selfridge AFB, MI (L-17), 18 April 1950, not operational
Moved to Lashup site L-18 at Ravenna, OH, 1 January 1951
Moved to Brookfield AFS on 1 October 1951
Moved to Oakdale AFS, PA, 1 November 1959 when site inactivated.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980 2016-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies[dead link], The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
Information for Brookfield AFS, OH
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Abandoned Brookfield Air Force Station
December 21, 2023
brookfield, force, station, closed, united, states, force, general, surveillance, radar, station, located, miles, south, southeast, brookfield, ohio, closed, 1959, part, defense, command, brookfield, afslocation, brookfield, ohiocoordinates41, 21917, 56194, 21. Brookfield Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station It is located 1 1 miles 1 8 km south southeast of Brookfield Ohio It was closed in 1959 Brookfield Air Force StationPart of Air Defense Command ADC Brookfield AFSLocation of Brookfield AFS OhioCoordinates41 13 09 N 080 33 43 W 41 21917 N 80 56194 W 41 21917 80 56194TypeAir Force StationCodeADC ID P 62Site informationControlled by United States Air ForceSite historyBuilt1923In use1952 1959Garrison informationGarrison662d Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Emblem of the 644d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Contents 1 History 2 Air Force units and assignments 2 1 Units 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBrookfield Air Force Station constructed as part of the Air Defense Command permanent network it was opened in April 1952 The 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operations with AN FPS 3 and AN FPS 5 radars and initially the station functioned as a Ground Control Intercept GCI and warning station As a GCI station the squadron s role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit s radar scopes This operation allowed Lashup site L 18 at Ravenna Ohio to shut down In 1957 the AN FPS 5 height finder radar was replaced with an AN FPS 4 and then the AN FPS 4 was replaced with an AN FPS 6 in 1958 In addition to the main facility Brookfield operated two unmanned AN FPS 14 P 62B and AN FPS 18 P 62A Gap Filler sites Thompson Ohio P 62A 41 41 09 N 081 02 38 W 41 68583 N 81 04389 W 41 68583 81 04389 P 62A Lewisville Ohio P 62B 39 45 23 N 081 13 40 W 39 75639 N 81 22778 W 39 75639 81 22778 P 62B The P 62 site designation and the 662d Radar Squadron were transferred to Oakdale AFS Pennsylvania when radar operations ceased at Brookfield AFS on 1 Nov 1959 due to budget considerations This site at Brookfield became a gap filler radar site RP 62E for Oakdale The Brookfield site operated as a gap filler annex from Feb 1964 until June 1968 The GATR site R 12 at Brookfield also remained in operationAfter the site was closed by the military the property was acquired by Trumbull County Ohio and the buildings were turned into the Trumbull County Nursing Home Facility In the early 1980s the nursing home was closed due to budget issues and the Air Force closed down the R 12 GATR site Today the site is abandoned with buildings in a severe state of decay Roofs are collapsing floors and roofs are caving in and concrete is deteriorating Animals are frequently found in the buildings as well as the occasional human vandal In September 2012 the property was sold to a private entity It is patrolled by the police and is not open to the public The owners are not friendly to trespassers In 2011 Brookfield Police officiated the release for a student made independent short film to be filmed on the premises which filmed primarily in summer of 2012 The set was of interest to the filmmakers due to its publicity from the infamous 1994 alleged UFO sightings Air Force units and assignments editUnits edit 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Activated at Selfridge AFB MI L 17 18 April 1950 not operational Moved to Lashup site L 18 at Ravenna OH 1 January 1951 Moved to Brookfield AFS on 1 October 1951 Moved to Oakdale AFS PA 1 November 1959 when site inactivated Assignments 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group 30th Air Division 18 April 1950 30th Air Division 6 February 1952 4708th Defense Wing 16 February 1953 30th Air Division 8 July 1956 Detroit Air Defense Sector 1 April 1 November 1959See also editList of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar StationsReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Cornett Lloyd H and Johnson Mildred W A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 1980 Archived 2016 02 13 at the Wayback Machine Office of History Aerospace Defense Center Peterson AFB CO 1980 Winkler David F amp Webster Julie L Searching the Skies dead link The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories Champaign IL 1997 Information for Brookfield AFS OHExternal links editAbandoned Brookfield Air Force Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brookfield Air Force Station amp oldid 1154880282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
