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Melville Air Station | |
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| Part ofPinetree Line | |
| Labrador, Canada | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | N-24 |
| Controlled by | Northeast Air Command Aerospace Defense Command |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 53°17′44.90″N060°32′22.59″W / 53.2958056°N 60.5396083°W /53.2958056; -60.5396083 (Melville AS N-24) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1953 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1953-1988 |
Melville Air Station (ADC ID: N-24) was aGeneral Surveillance Radar station. It was located on the summit of Dome Mountain, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west ofCFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] It was closed in 1988.
The site was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, funded by theUnited States Air Force. It was used initially by theNortheast Air Command, which stationed the641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the station on 1 November 1957. The station functioned as aGround-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.
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-24".[2]
In 1971, the USAF transferred control of the site to theCanadian Forces. It was closed in 1988.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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