Elliston Ridge Air Station | |
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| Part ofPinetree Line | |
| Newfoundland, Canada | |
 Emblem of the 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | N-22B |
| Controlled by | Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 48°37′33″N053°03′31″W / 48.62583°N 53.05861°W /48.62583; -53.05861 (Elliston Ridge AS N-22B) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by |  United States Air Force |
| In use | 1957–1961 |
Elliston Ridge Radar Station | |
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| Part of United States General Surveillance Radar | |
| Newfoundland | |
 Emblem of the 685th Air Warning Squadron | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | Duo |
| Controlled by | Newfoundland Base Command |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Built by |  United States Army |
| In use | 1943–1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 685th Air Warning Company |
Elliston Ridge Air Station (ID: N-22B, C-22B) was aGeneral Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in theCanadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador, It was located 74 miles (119 km) north-northwest ofSt. John's.[1] It was closed in 1961.
The site was established in 1943 as a United States Army anti-aircraft spotting station (Codename:Duo) with anSCR-271 early warning radar. Fifty-two members (three officers and 49 enlisted men) of the685th Air Warning Company were stationed at Elliston from winter 1943 to November 1944.
In 1957 a manned Gap Filler radar station was constructed, funded by theUnited States Air Force, under operational control ofRed Cliff 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-22B" (later "C-22B)."Aerospace Defense Command stationed the642d 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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