| Big Bay Radar Site (LAB-4)[REDACTED] | |
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| Part of North Warning System | |
| Labrador, Canada | |
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| Coordinates | 55°44′19.6″N 060°25′47.9″W / 55.738778°N 60.429972°W / 55.738778; -60.429972 (Big Bay LRR LAB-4) |
| Type | Short Range Radar Station |
| Code | LAB-4 |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | North American Aerospace Defense Command |
| Site history | |
| Built | September 1992 |
| Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| In use | 1992-present |
Big Bay (LAB-4)class=notpageimage| Location of Big Bay (LAB-4), Labrador
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Big Bay (LAB-4) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located on the coast of Labrador, 167 miles (269 km) north of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Facilities
The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in September 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-4) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- "The DEWLine | the Distant Early Warning Radar Line".
- http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm#L The DEW LINE
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External links
- About NORAD Public information
- Radar Information AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
- Technical Radar Information AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS