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Tukialik Short Range Radar Site

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Tukialik Radar Site (LAB-5)
Part of North Warning System
Labrador, Canada
Coordinates54°42′53″N 058°21′30″W / 54.71472°N 58.35833°W / 54.71472; -58.35833 (Tukialik LRR LAB-5)
TypeShort Range Radar Station
CodeLAB-5
Site information
Controlled byNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Site history
BuiltOctober 1992
Built byRoyal Canadian Air Force
In use1992-present
Tukialik (LAB-5) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Tukialik (LAB-5)
Tukialik (LAB-5)
Location of Tukialik (LAB-5), Labrador

Tukialik Short Range Radar Site (LAB-5) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in eastern Labrador, 127 miles (204 km) northeast of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1]

Facilities

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The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in October 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-5) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.[2]

See also

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References

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

  1. ^ "North Warning System Map". Lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. ^ "The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland". Lswilson.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
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