Canadian Forces Station Saglek | |
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| Part ofNorth Warning System Formerly part ofPinetree Line | |
| Labrador, Canada | |
 Emblem of the 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | N-29 |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 58°29′19″N062°35′08″W / 58.48861°N 62.58556°W /58.48861; -62.58556 (Saglek AS N-29) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1953 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1953-1970,1988-Current |
Canadian Forces Station Saglek is aRoyal Canadian Air Forceradar base in the formerPinetree Line and currently part of theNorth Warning System, located nearSaglek Bay inNewfoundland and Labrador, 367.7 miles (591.8 km) north-northwest ofCFB Goose Bay.[1]
The site was established in 1953 as aGeneral Surveillance Radar station. It was used initially by theUnited States Air Force, one of the many that would make up thePinetree Line ofGround-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.
TheNortheast Air Command, the 924th Aircraft Control and Radar Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. Initial radars installed wereAN/FPS-3C long Range Search Radar; AN/FPS-502 small surveillance radar,AN/FPS-87A general Surveillance and an AN/TPS-502 height finder radar.
As a GCI base, the 924th's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. These interceptors were assigned to the64th Air Division atGoose AFB, Labrador. The station was reassigned to the USAFAir Defense Command on 1 April 1957, and was given designation "N-29".
In 1963, the site was connected to theSemi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Data Centre (DC-31) atCFB Goose Bay, and the site was upgraded to an AN/FPS-93A and AN/TPS-502 radars. On 30 June 1971, the USAF transferred control of the site to theCanadian Forces, which closed the radar facility. On 1 August 1970, ADC Headquarters redesignated the 924th AC&W Squadron as OL AE, 4624th Support Squadron (SAGE). On 30 September 1970 the last of the USAF military personnel departed CFS Saglek.
Civilian personnel of theCanadian Marconi Company remained on-site to operate and support an associatedTropospheric scatter communications system, which was located approximately 3 miles inland of the radar site. The radar station was used as the living quarters for the Canadian Marconi staff, except for those located at the Lower Camp airfield for runway maintenance and snow clearing.
A long range,phased arrayAN/FPS-117 3-dimensional air search surveillance radar and a dopplerAN/FPS-124 short-range surveillance radar were installed in November 1989 as part of theNorth Warning System to cover any radar surveillance gaps. The new site (LAB-2) consists of a radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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