Norton Manual Direction Center P-84

 (1952-1959) - A Cold War Manual Radar System Direction Center first established in 1952 on Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California. Named after the location and assigned to 27th Air Division (Defense). Assigned a Permanent System ID of P-84. Deactivated as a Manual Direction Center in 1959.

History
Established in 1951 and became operational on 6 Feb 1952 as Norton Manual Direction Center P-84.

The Norton Manual Direction Center P-84 remained operational until 1 Oct 1959 when the nearby Norton SAGE Direction Center DC-17 went operational.

Current Status
The Norton Manual Direction Center is apparently abandoned on the former Norton Air Force Base (Now San Bernardino International Airport) in San Bernardino, California. Both the direction center and the power building still existed as of 28 Oct 2014, the date of our last visit.

See Also:
 * Norton SAGE Direction Center DC-17
 * Permanent Radar System Direction Centers
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * Manual System

Sources:
 * , page 54.

Links:
 * Radomes - Norton Manual Direction Center