CFS Saglek

Canadian Forces Station Saglek
Part of North Warning System
Formerly part of Pinetree Line
Labrador, Canada

Emblem of the 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Coordinates 58°29′19″N 062°35′08″W / 58.48861°N 62.58556°W / 58.48861; -62.58556 (Saglek AS N-29)
Type Radar Station
Code N-29
Site information
Controlled by

 United States Air Force

 Royal Canadian Air Force
Site history
Built 1953
Built by  United States Air Force
In use 1953-1970,1988-Current
CFS Saglek
Location of CFS Saglek, Labrador

Canadian Forces Station Saglek is a Canadian Forces Air Command radar base in the former Pinetree Line and currently part of the North Warning System, located near Saglek Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador. located 367.7 miles (591.8 km) north-northwest of CFB Goose Bay.[1]

History

The site was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station. It was used initially by the United States Air Force, one of the many that would make up the Pinetree Line of Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.

The Northeast Air Command, the 924th Aircraft Control and Radar Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. Initial radars installed were AN/FPS-3C long Range Search Radar; AN/FPS-502 small surveillance radar, AN/FPS-87A general Surveillance and an AN/TPS-502 height finder radar.

As a GCI base, the 924th's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. These interceptors were assigned to the 64th Air Division at Goose AFB, Labrador. The station was reassigned to the USAF Air Defense Command on 1 April 1957, and was given designation "N-29".

In 1963, the site was connected to the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Data Center (DC-31) at Goose AFB, and the site was upgraded to an AN/FPS-93A and AN/TPS-502 radars. On 30 June 1971, the USAF transferred control of the site to the Canadian Forces, which closed the facility.

North Warning System

A long range, phased array AN/FPS-117 3-dimensional air search surveillance radar and a doppler AN/FPS-124 short-range surveillance radar were installed in November 1989 as part of the North Warning System to cover any radar surveillance gaps. The new site (LAB-2) consists of a radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.

USAF units and assignments

Units:

Moved to Saglek Air Station, Labrador, 1 October 1953
Inactivated 30 June 1971

Assignments:

See also

References and notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ↑ Pinetree Line Stations

External links

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