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Spotted Island Air Station

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Type
  
Radar Station

In use
  
1957-1961

Built by
  
United States Air Force

Code
  
N-27B

Year built
  
1957

Spotted Island Air Station

Controlled by
  
Aerospace Defense Command

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Spotted Island Air Station (ADC ID: N-27B) is a closed General Surveillance-Gap Filler radar station. It is located 195 miles (314 km) east of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was closed in 1961.

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History

The site was established in 1957 as a manned Gap Filler radar station, built by the United States Air Force, under operational control of Cartwright Air Station and part of the Pinetree Line of Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.

The station was assigned to Aerospace Defense Command in 1957, and was given designation "N-27B". Aerospace Defense Command stationed the 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at the station in 1957. It operated an AN/FPS-14 manned Gap Filler search radar.

USAF units and assignments

Units:

  • 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Activated at Grenier AFB, New Hampshire 26 May 1953
    • Moved to Cartwright Air Station, 1 October 1953 Discontinued 1961

    Assignments:

  • 4732d Air Defense Group (ADC), 1 April 1957
  • Goose Air Defense Sector, 1 April 1960

    • References

    Spotted Island Air Station Wikipedia
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