Finland Air Force Station
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finland-air-force-station-262-9666843
title:
Finland Air Force Station
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Finland Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Finland, Minnesota. It was closed in 1980. In 1950 Air Defense Command selected Finland, Minnesota site as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network. Prompted by the start of the Korean War, on 11 July 1950, the Secretary of the Air Force asked the Secretary of Defense for approval to e
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Radar station in Minnesota, US 1950–1980
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_Air_Force_Station
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date modified:
2024-04-12T14:13:16Z
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