CFS Sioux Lookout
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CFS Sioux Lookout | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°04′59″N 092°00′08″W / 50.08306°N 92.00222°W |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1952 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1953-1962,1962-1987[1] |
Canadian Forces Station Sioux Lookout (ADC ID: C-16) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.7 miles (6.0 km) west of
It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD.
History
As a result of the
In April 1953 of the following year, operations began at the unit's permanent home. The station was equipped with
In the early 1960s, the USAF relinquished control of the base to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). This was part of an arrangement with the United States that came as a result of the cancellation of the
Upon hand-over on 1 October 1962, the operating unit was re-designated 39 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron and the base, RCAF Station Sioux Lookout. Radars at the station were also upgraded to the following:
- Search Radar: AN/FPS-7C, AN/FPS-107
- Height Radar: AN/TPS-502, AN/FPS-26A
In 1963, radar operations at 39 Squadron were automated by the
In 1966, Sioux Lookout was reassigned to the 29th NORAD Region, and in October 1967, Sioux Lookout was once again re-designated. This time, the change was due to the creation of the Canadian Armed Forces, the new tri-service organization that absorbed the RCAF, RCN and the Canadian Army. 39 Radar Squadron, RCAF Station Sioux Lookout, became simply Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Sioux Lookout.
In yet another organizational change, Sioux Lookout was again switched to the
The last major change came in the 1980s. After a lengthy review by both the Canadian and American defence ministries, it was decided to modernize the North American air defence infrastructure. DEW Line equipment was upgraded and the Line was renamed the North Warning System. With this newer equipment, it was decided to close most Pinetree Stations. CFS Sioux Lookout was thus disbanded in July 1987.
Today, the station remains standing, although thought as deserted and apparently unused, it is privately owned and now used as a homestead.
See also
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ISBN 978-0-9681973-0-1.
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, [1] Archived 2016-02-13 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][dead link] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
- Information for Sioux Lookout AS, ON