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Bedford Air Force Station

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Bedford Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Coordinates37°31′02″N 079°30′37″W / 37.51722°N 79.51028°W / 37.51722; -79.51028 (Bedford AFS M-121)
TypeAir Force Station
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Air Force
Site history
Built1952
In use1952-1965
Garrison information
Garrison649th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Bedford AFS is located in Virginia
Bedford AFS
Bedford AFS
Location of Bedford AFS, Virginia

Bedford Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-121, NORAD ID: Z-24) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 9.5 miles east of Buchanan Virginia. It was closed in 1975.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency