La Scie Air Station | |
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| Part ofPinetree Line | |
| Newfoundland, Canada | |
 Emblem of the 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | N-26B |
| Controlled by | Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 49°58′50″N055°31′48″W / 49.98056°N 55.53000°W /49.98056; -55.53000 (La Scie AS N-26B) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1957-1961 |
La Scie Air Station (ADC ID: N-26B) was aGeneral Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in theCanadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador, It was located 210 miles (340 km) east-northeast of St.John's, NearLa Scie.[1] It was closed in 1961.[citation needed]
The site was established in 1957 as a staffed Gap Filler radar station, built by theUnited States Air Force, under operational control ofSaint Anthony Air Station and part ofPinetree Line ofGround-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.[citation needed]
The station was assigned toAerospace Defense Command in 1957, and was given designation "N-26B" (later C-26B).Aerospace Defense Command stationed the642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at the station in 1957. It operated anAN/FPS-14 Gap Filler search radar.[citation needed]
As a staffed Gap Filler base, the 921st'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.[2]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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