Cape Makkovik Air Station | |
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| Part ofPinetree Line | |
| Labrador, Canada | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | N-28A |
| Controlled by | Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 55°13′30″N059°08′45″W / 55.22500°N 59.14583°W /55.22500; -59.14583 (Cape Makkovik AS N-28A) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1957-1961 |
Cape Makkovik Air Station (ADC ID: N-28A) was aGeneral Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in theCanadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador, It was located 140 miles (230 km) north-northeast ofCFB Goose Bay.[1] It was closed in 1961.[2]
The site was established in 1957 as a manned Gap Filler radar station, built by theUnited States Air Force, under operational control ofHopedale Air Station and part ofPinetree Line ofGround-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.
The station was assigned toAerospace Defense Command in 1957, and was given designation "N-28A" (later "C-28A)."Aerospace Defense Command stationed the923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at the station in 1957. It operated anAN/FPS-14 manned Gap Filler search radar.[2]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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