Big Bay Short Range Radar Site
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) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Canada_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_location_map_2.svg/300px-Canada_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_location_map_2.svg.png)
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Big Bay (LAB-4)
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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.[1]
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.[2]
See also
- North Warning System
- Pinetree Line
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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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