La Scie Air Station (ADC ID: N-26B) was a General Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in the

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, It was located east-northeast of St.John's, Near La Scie. It was closed in 1961.

History

The site was established in 1957 as a manned Gap Filler radar station, built by the

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, under operational control of Saint Anthony Air Station and part of

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of Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites. The station was assigned to

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in 1957, and was given designation "N-26B" (later C-26B).

stationed the

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at the station in 1957. It operated an

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manned Gap Filler search radar. As a manned Gap Filler base, the 921st's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. These interceptors were assigned to the

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USAF units and assignments

Units: * 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, : Assigned to Air Defense Command, 1 April 1957 : Discontinued 1961 Assignments: *

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, 1 April 1957 *

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, 6 June 1960

References

* A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado * Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command. {{NLMilitary, state=collapsed Radar stations of the United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command military installations Installations of the United States Air Force in Canada Military installations in Newfoundland and Labrador Military installations established in 1957 Military installations closed in 1961 1957 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador 1961 disestablishments in Newfoundland and Labrador

History

USAF units and assignments

See also

References