La Scie Air Station
La Scie Air Station (ADC ID: N-26B) was a General Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, It was located 210 miles (340 km) east-northeast of St.John's, Near La Scie.[1] It was closed in 1961.
| La Scie Air Station | |
|---|---|
| Part of Pinetree Line | |
| Newfoundland, Canada | |
 Emblem of the 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Coordinates | 49°58′50″N 055°31′48″W |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | N-26B |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Aerospace Defense Command |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1957-1961 |
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 Saint Anthony Air Station and part of Pinetree Line of Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.
The station was assigned to Aerospace Defense Command in 1957, and was given designation "N-26B" (later C-26B). Aerospace Defense Command stationed the 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at the station in 1957. It operated an AN/FPS-14 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 64th Air Division at Goose AFB, Labrador.[2]
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
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 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.
