Pinetree Line

Kart som i grove trekk viser de tre forsvarslinjer. Fra nord til syd: Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, Mid-Canada Line, og Pinetree Line.

Pinetree Line var en serie med radarstasjoner tvers over de nordlige Forente stater og det sydlige Canada som i store trekk gikk langs den 50. bredegrad sammen med andre stasjoner langs atlanterhavskysten og stillehavskysten. Pinetree Line ble operert av NORAD (etter at det ble dannet). Over halvparten ble bemannet av personell fra United States Air Force og resten fra Royal Canadian Air Force. Radarstasjonene var det første samordnede system for tidlig oppsporing av et mulig bombeangrep fra Sovjetsamveldet mot Nord-Amerika, men før den tidlige radarteknologi fra 1950-tallet ble utdatert og systemet var i full drift.

Historie

Planer for det som skulle bli Pinetree Line kom så tidlig som i 1946 innen Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD), en felles amerikansk-canadisk organisasjon. Likevel, kostnadene ved drift av et slikt system i etterkrigstiden var før høye. I stedet konsentrerte Canada seg om områdene rundt Ontario og Quebec, mens USA satte opp stasjoner i Midtvesten og langs Østkysten.

Radarstasjoner

Anlegg nr.	Navn.	Provins.	Beliggenhet	Ansvarsområde.	Tjeneste	Tatt i bruk.	Nedlagt.
C-53	CFS Alsask	Saskatchewan	51°22′00″N 109°58′59″V	44 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1953	1986
C-15	CFS Armstrong	Ontario	50°18′19″N 089°00′49″V	914th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 38 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1952	1974
C-20	CFS Baldy Hughes	Britisk Columbia	53°37′06″N 122°56′08″V	918th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 54 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1953	1988
C-102	CFS Barrington	Nova Scotia	43°27′06″N 065°28′17″V}	672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 23 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1957	1990
C-17	CFS Beausejour	Manitoba	50°08′53″N 096°13′24″V	916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 48 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1953	1988
C-11	RCAF Beaverbank	Nova Scotia	44°55′49″N 063°43′33″V	22 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1954	1964
C-21	RCAF Saskatoon Mountain CFS Beaverlodge	Alberta	55°13′51″N 119°18′19″V	919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 57 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1953	1988
N-28A	Cape Makkovik Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	55°13′30″N 059°08′45″V	923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1957	1961
N-27	Cartwright Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	53°43′28″N 056°57′51″V	922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1953	1968
C-42	CFS Chibougamau	Québec	49°56′53″N 074°20′03″V	10 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1962	1988
C-36	CFS Cold Lake	Alberta	54°26′05″N 110°10′47″V	42 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1954	1991
C-35	CFB Comox	Britisk Columbia	49°42′39″N 124°53′12″V	51 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1954	1958
N-27A	Cut Throat Island Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	54°29′47″N 057°08′00″V	922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1957	1961
C-52	CFS Dana	Saskatchewan	52°16′42″N 105°46′09″V	45 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1964	1987
C-4	CFS Edgar	Ontario	44°31′47″N 079°39′33″V	31 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1953	1964
N-22B	Elliston Ridge Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	48°37′33″N 053°03′31″V	642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1957	1961
C-9	CFS Falconbridge	Ontario	46°37′34″N 080°50′36″V	33 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1952	1986
N-27C	Fox Harbour Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	52°22′12″N 055°39′52″V	922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1957	1961
C-3	CFS Foymount	Ontario	45°26′01″N 077°18′08″V	32 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1952	1974
N-31	Frobisher Bay AB	Nunavut	63°45′21″N 068°32′23″V	926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1953	1961
N-25	CFB Gander	Newfoundland og Labrador	48°56′36″N 054°34′57″V	226 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1953	1990
C-24	Goose Air Force Base	Newfoundland og Labrador	53°19′09″N 060°25′33″V	Goose Air Defense Sector 64th Air Division 37th Air Division	USAF	1953	1971
C-49	CFS Gypsumville	Manitoba	51°39′51″N 098°44′31″V	47 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1962	1987
C-18	CFS Holberg	Britisk Columbia	50°38′25″N 128°07′48″V	501 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron 53 Radar Squadron	RCAF	1954	1991
N-28	Hopedale Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	55°27′59″N 060°13′47″V}	923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1953	1968
C-153	CFS Kamloops	Britisk Columbia	50°48′08″N 120°07′36″V	825th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 56 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1957	1988
C-2	CFS Lac St. Denis	Québec	45°56′15″N 074°18′41″V	11 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1952	1986
N-26B	La Scie Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	49°58′50″N 055°31′48″V	921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1957	1961
C-119	CFS Lowther	Ontario	49°33′21″N 082°59′31″V	639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 36 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1957	1987
N-24	Melville Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	53°17′45″N 060°32′24″V	107th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 641 Aircraft Control and Radar Squadron	USAF RCAF	1953	1988
C-33	CFS Moisie	Québec	50°11′39″N 066°05′16″V	211 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1953	1988
C-1	CFS Mont Apica	Québec	47°58′41″N 071°25′51″V	12 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1952	1990
C-44	CFS Moosonee	Ontario	51°17′10″N 080°37′23″V	15 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1961	1975
C-14	RCAF Station Pagwa	Ontario	50°01′04″N 085°15′06″V	913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 37 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1952	1966
C-7	RCAF Parent	Québec	47°53′15″N 074°40′09″V	14 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1954	1964
C-54	CFS Penhold	Alberta	52°11′16″N 113°34′41″V	43 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1964	1986
C-19	RCAF Station Puntzi Mountain	Britisk Columbia	52°09′41″N 124°12′22″V	917th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 55 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1952	1966
C-10	CFS Ramore	Ontario	48°25′37″N 080°14′30″V	912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 35 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1953	1974
N-30	CFS Resolution Island	Nunavut	61°35′47″N 064°38′18″V	920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1951	1961
N-29	Saglek Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	58°29′19″N 062°35′08″V	924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1953	1970
C-8	CFS Senneterre	Québec	48°21′41″N 077°13′21″V	34 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1953	1988
C-16	CFS Sioux Lookout	Ontario	50°04′59″N 092°00′08″V	915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 39 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	USAF RCAF	1953	1987
N-27B	Spotted Island Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	53°31′05″N 055°44′56″V	922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1957	1961
N-26	Saint Anthony Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	51°20′57″N 055°36′39″V	921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1953	1968
N-22	Red Cliff Air Station St. Johns Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	47°38′20″N 052°40′02″V	642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1953	1961
C-5	CFS St. Margarets	New Brunswick	46°54′31″N 065°12′31″V	21 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1953	1988
C-6	RCAF St. Sylvestre	Québec	46°22′04″N 071°13′51″V	206 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1955	1964
N-23	Stephenville Air Station	Newfoundland og Labrador	48°35′21″N 058°39′51″V	105th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	USAF	1952	1971
C-34	CFS Sydney	Nova Scotia	46°10′03″N 060°09′52″V	221 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1954	1991
C-36	RCAF Tofino	Britisk Columbia	49°04′55″N 125°46′51″V	52 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron	RCAF	1955	1957
C-51	CFS Yorkton	Saskatchewan	51°17′41″N 102°36′21″V	46 Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron	RCAF	1963	1986