Big Bay Short Range Radar Site

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]

Big Bay Radar Site (LAB-4)
Part of North Warning System
Labrador, Canada
Coordinates55°44′19.6″N 060°25′47.9″W / 55.738778°N 60.429972°W / 55.738778; -60.429972 (Big Bay LRR LAB-4)
TypeShort Range Radar Station
CodeLAB-4
Site information
Controlled byNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Site history
BuiltSeptember 1992
Built byRoyal Canadian Air Force
In use1992-present
Big Bay (LAB-4) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Big Bay (LAB-4)
Big Bay (LAB-4)
Location of Big Bay (LAB-4), Labrador

Facilities edit

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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References edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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

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