Saint Anthony Air Station (ADC ID: N-26) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 292.5 miles (470.7 km) north-northwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1] It was closed in 1968.
The site was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, funded by the United States Air Force, one of the many that would make up the Pinetree Line of Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) radar sites.
As a GCI 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.
N-26B was built in 1957 about 150 km southeast of the main station and was closed in 1961. The town of La Scie, located about 5 km to the southwest provided living facilities to Detachment 2.
The 921st AC&WS squadron was inactivated on 18 June 1968, and Saint Anthony AS was closed on 30 June. Today[when?] the site remains intact. It apparently[according to whom?] has been unused and abandoned since its closure, some have been reduced to concrete foundations only.
Saint Anthony Air Station, Newfoundland in July 1961The Pole Vault communications system at Saint Anthony
USAF units and assignmentsedit
Units:
921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Activated at Grenier AFB, New Hampshire, 26 May 1953
Transferred to Saint Anthony Air Station, Northeast Air Command, 1 October 1953
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.
January 01, 1970
saint, anthony, station, closed, general, surveillance, radar, station, located, miles, north, northwest, john, newfoundland, labrador, canada, closed, 1968, part, pinetree, linenewfoundland, canadaemblem, 921st, aircraft, control, warning, squadroncoordinates. Saint Anthony Air Station ADC ID N 26 is a closed General Surveillance Radar station It is located 292 5 miles 470 7 km north northwest of St John s Newfoundland and Labrador Canada 1 It was closed in 1968 Saint Anthony Air StationPart of Pinetree LineNewfoundland CanadaEmblem of the 921st Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronCoordinates51 20 57 N 055 36 39 W 51 34917 N 55 61083 W 51 34917 55 61083 Saint Anthony AS N 26 TypeRadar StationCodeN 26Site informationControlled byNortheast Air CommandAerospace Defense CommandSite historyBuilt1953Built byUnited States Air ForceIn use1953 1968 Saint Anthony ASclass notpageimage Location of Saint Anthony AS Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Contents 1 History 2 USAF units and assignments 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe site was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station funded by the United States Air Force one of the many that would make up the Pinetree Line of Ground Control Intercept GCI radar sites It was used initially by the Northeast Air Command 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron which was activated It was equipped with the following radars Search Radars AN FPS 3C AN FPS 502 AN FPS 20A AN FPS 93A Height Radars AN TPS 502 AN FPS 6B As a GCI 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 The station was reassigned to the USAF Air Defense Command on 1 April 1957 and was given designation N 26 In 1963 the site was connected to the Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE Direction Center DC 31 at Goose AFB 2 In addition to the main facility Saint Anthony operated an AN FPS 14 manned Gap Filler site La Scie Air Station N 26B 49 58 50 N 055 31 48 W 49 98056 N 55 53000 W 49 98056 55 53000 N 26B Det 2 921st AC amp W N 26B was built in 1957 about 150 km southeast of the main station and was closed in 1961 The town of La Scie located about 5 km to the southwest provided living facilities to Detachment 2 The 921st AC amp WS squadron was inactivated on 18 June 1968 and Saint Anthony AS was closed on 30 June Today when the site remains intact It apparently according to whom has been unused and abandoned since its closure some have been reduced to concrete foundations only nbsp Saint Anthony Air Station Newfoundland in July 1961 nbsp The Pole Vault communications system at Saint AnthonyUSAF units and assignments editUnits 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Activated at Grenier AFB New Hampshire 26 May 1953 Transferred to Saint Anthony Air Station Northeast Air Command 1 October 1953 Reassigned to Air Defense Command 1 April 1957 Discontinued 18 June 1968 Assignments 64th Air Division NEAC 1 October 1953 4731st Air Defense Group 1 April 1957 Goose Air Defense Sector 6 June 1960 37th Air Division 1 April 1966 18 June 1968See also editList of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar StationsReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency The CADIN Pinetree Line Locations Information for St Anthony AS NL 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Anthony Air Station amp oldid 1183829156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
