Elliston Ridge Air Station | |
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Part of Pinetree Line | |
Newfoundland, Canada | |
Coordinates | 48°37′33″N 053°03′31″W / 48.62583°N 53.05861°W |
Type | Radar Station |
Code | N-22B |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Aerospace Defense Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1957 |
Built by | United States Air Force |
In use | 1957–1961 |
Elliston Ridge Radar Station | |
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Part of United States General Surveillance Radar | |
Newfoundland | |
Type | Radar Station |
Code | Duo |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Newfoundland Base Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
Built by | United States Army |
In use | 1943–1945 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 685th Air Warning Company |
Elliston Ridge Air Station (ID: N-22B, C-22B) was a General Surveillance Gap Filler Radar station in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, It was located 74 miles (119 km) north-northwest of St. John's.[1] It was closed in 1961.