Allan's Island Radar Station
Appearance
Allan's Island Radar Station Newfoundland Base Command | |
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Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
Built by | United States Army |
In use | 1943–1945 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 685th Air Warning Company |
Allan's Island Radar Station (Cinco) was a United States Army General Surveillance Ground Radar Early Warning Station in the Dominion of Newfoundland.[1] It was built during World War II and responsible for monitoring air traffic from Naval Station Argentia to Gander and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[2] It was located on Allan’s Island 250 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of St. John's.[3] It was closed in 1945.
History
The site was established in 1942 as a United States Ground Radar Early Warning Station, funded by the
Newfoundland Base Command at Pepperrell Air Force Base.[1] The station was assigned to Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1944, and was given designation "No 40 RU". The RCAF operated the station until November 1, 1945.[4]
It operated an SCR-270 manned Early-warning radar.[5]
United States Army Air Forces units and assignments
Units:
- Inactivated November 1944
Assignments:
- Newfoundland Base Command, Winter 1943
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b "Other American Stations". Heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Allan's Island, NF". C-and-e-museum.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "The CADIN Pinetree Line Locations".
- ^ "Eastern Canada WWII Radar Sites – FortWiki Historic U.S. and Canadian Forts". Fortwiki.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Information for Fogo Island Radar Station
Bibliography
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 – 1980,[1] Archived February 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980)
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, [2] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997)