Cartwright Air Station | |
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| Part ofPinetree Line | |
| Labrador, Canada | |
 Emblem of the 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Controlled by | Northeast Air Command Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
  Cartwright Air Station  Cartwright Air Station | |
| Coordinates | 53°43′28″N056°57′51″W / 53.72444°N 56.96417°W /53.72444; -56.96417 (Cartwright AS N-27) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1953 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1953-1968 |
Cartwright Air Station (ADC ID: N-27) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 233.7 km (145.2 mi) east-northeast ofCFB Goose Bay,Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] It was closed in 1968.
The site was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, funded by theUnited States Air Force (USAF). It was used initially by theNortheast Air Command, which stationed the 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. The station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes.[2]
It was equipped with the following radars:
The station was reassigned to the USAFAir Defense Command on 1 April 1957, and was given designation "N-27". In 1963, the site was connected to the Manual Data Center atGoose AFB.[2]
In addition to the main facility, Cartwright operated severalAN/FPS-14 manned Gap Filler sites:
On 18 June 1968, the USAF transferred control of the site to theCanadian Armed Forces. It was inactivated, closed and the remains of the station are abandoned.
A long rangeAN/FPS-117 surveillance radar site,Cartwright Long Range Radar Site, was built 21.7 km (13.5 mi) south of Cartwright Air Station in November 1998 as part of theNorth Warning System to cover any Long Range Radar surveillance gaps. The new site (LAB-6) consists of a radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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