Stephenville Air Station | |
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Part of Pinetree Line | |
Newfoundland, Canada | |
Coordinates | 48°35′21″N 058°39′58″W / 48.58917°N 58.66611°W |
Type | Radar Station |
Code | N-23 |
Site information | |
Controlled by |
Northeast Air Command Aerospace Defense Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1951 |
Built by | United States Air Force |
In use | 1951-1971 |
Stephenville Air Station (ADC ID: N-23) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) north-northwest of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [1] It was closed in 1971.
The site was established in 1951 as a General Surveillance Radar station, built by the United States Air Force as part of the Pinetree Line of Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency