Lowther, ON

1959 – Historical Report – USAF Historical Division

Historical Record
639th AC&W Squadron
Lowther, ON
1 April 1959 to 30 June 1959

Section I

REQUIRED DATA
  1. Unit and Location

639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Lowther Air Station, Lowther, Ont., Canada
  1. Name and Grade of Commander

Kenneth B Joyce, Major, USAF
  1. Chain of Command (Superior Echelons)

    2. 30th Air Division (SAGE)
    Eastern Air Defense Force
    Air Defense Command
  • Subordinate Units (Down to and including squadrons)

    • None
  • Mission (Give authority and brief statement of primary mission)

    • To operate and maintain a Direction Center facility as part of the integrated Air Defense System of the 30th Air Division (SAGE) for the purpose of conducting air defense operations within this system.
  • Personnel
    		•
       

    Officers

    Airmen

    Civilians

    Total

    		  
     

    Assigned

    13

    157

    7

    177

    		  
     

    Attached

    0

    0

    0

    0

    		  
                 
  • Equipment (Give official nomenclature and quantity of mission-type equipment)
    •

    1 Search Radar AN/MPS-7 in Arctic tower; 1 Height Radar AN/MPS-14 in Arctic tower; 1 IFF AN/GPX-20 less SIF equipment; 1 Video Mapper AN/GPA-30; 1 Telephone Equipment AN/GTA-6A; 2 Teletype AN/FGC-20; 1 Teletype AN/FGC-25; 3 Radio VHF BC640 BC639; 4 Radio UHF Multi Channel AN/GRC-27; 1 Radio HF AN/GRC-26A; 1 Crypto Account; 4 Radio UHF Single Channel AN/GRR-7 AN/GRT-3;

    Section II

    COMMENTARY

    On 15 May 1959 open house was held here in conjunction with Armed Forces Day. The site was visited by over 300 people from surrounding communities.

    First Annual Commanders Reception was held on June 21, 1959. The reception was held in the base recreation hall with about 110 guests attending.

    An IG inspection was held during the week of the 14th May 1959 by an inspection team from 30th Air Division (SAGE). Inspection was satisfactory.

    Typed Name and Grade of Commander

    Kenneth B Joyce, Major, USAF

    Signature