Cartwright Long Range Radar Site
{{Short description|Royal Canadian Air Force Long Range Radar Site}}
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|location= Labrador, Canada
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Cartwright Long Range Radar Site (LAB-6) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Long Range Radar Site located {{convert|233.7|km|mi}} east-northeast of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.{{cite web|url=http://www.radomes.org/museum/cadin.html |title=The CADIN Pinetree Line Locations |publisher=Radomes.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-08}}
Facilities
The facility contains a long range, phased array AN/FPS-117 3-dimensional air search surveillance radar that was installed in November 1998 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-6) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.{{cite web|url=http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm |title=The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland |publisher=Lswilson.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-09-08}}
History
The present Long Range Radar site is built {{convert|21.7|km|mi}} south of Cartwright Air Station, which was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, by the United States Air Force. It was used initially by the Northeast Air Command, which stationed the 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the station on 1 October 1953. The station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station as part of the Pinetree Line.{{cite web|url=http://www.radomes.org/cgi-bin/museum/acwinfo2x.cgi?site=%22Cartwright+AS,+NL,+CN%22&key=CartwrightASNLCN&pic=CartwrightASNLCN |title=Information for Cartwright AS, NL, CN |publisher=Radomes.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-08}}
See also
References
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509055446/http://www.norad.mil/about/index.html About NORAD] Public information
- [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/an-fps-117.htm Radar Information] AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
- [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/an-fps-124.htm Technical Radar Information] AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS
Category:Military installations in Newfoundland and Labrador