La Scie Air Station (ADC ID: N-26B) was a
General Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in the
Canadian
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province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
, 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 staffed Gap Filler radar station, built by the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
, under operational control of
Saint Anthony Air Station and part of
Pinetree Line
The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by North American Aerospace Defense Comm ...
of
Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.
The station was assigned to
Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was establishe ...
in 1957, and was given designation "N-26B" (later C-26B).
Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was establishe ...
stationed the
642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at the station in 1957. It operated an
AN/FPS-14
The AN/FPS-14 was a medium-range search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.
This medium-range search radar was designed and built by Bendix as a SAGE system gap-filler radar to provide low-altitude coverage. Operating ...
Gap Filler search radar.
As a staffed 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
64th Air Division at
Goose AFB, Labrador.
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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:
* 4731st Air Defense Group, 1 April 1957
* Goose Air Defense Sector, 6 June 1960
See also
*
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.
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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