Big Bay Short Range Radar Site Explained

Big Bay Radar Site (LAB-4)
Partof:North Warning System
Location:Labrador, Canada
Ensign:File:North American Aerospace Defense Command logo.svg
Type:Short Range Radar Station
Code:LAB-4
Built:September 1992
Builder:Royal Canadian Air Force
Used:1992-present
Controlledby:North American Aerospace Defense Command

Big Bay (LAB-4) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located on the coast of Labrador, 167miles 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The DEWLine | the Distant Early Warning Radar Line.
  2. http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm#L The DEW LINE