Pinetree Line
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The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run
Dew line 1960
Static display of an AN/FPS 508 radar antenna, one of the types used on the Pinetree Line. The antenna rotated at 5 revolutions per minute. The system could detect aircraft up to 200 mi (320 km) away and at altitudes of 100,000 ft (30,000 m). This antenna is on display at Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park, Winnipeg
Saint Anthony Air Station, Newfoundland in July 1961. The main radar is centered, the Pole Vault antennas are on the right.
CFS Foymount
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Canadian Forces Station Foymount was a military radar station in Foymount, Ontario, Canada,.
Pinetree Line
…Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron RCAF 1954 1964 C-8 CFS Senneterre QC 34 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron RCAF 1953 1988 C-3 CFS Foymount ON 32 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron RCAF 1952 1974 C-4 CFS Edgar ON 31 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron RCAF…
Former base buildings (Sept. 2009)