Royal Canadian Air Force Station St Sylvester, Quebec, Canada - Abandoned
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N 46° 20.136 W 071° 08.481
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Royal Canadian Air Force Station was located in St Sylvester. - Abandoned
Waymark Code: WMMB9T
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 08/25/2014
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"Opened in 1953 as RCAF Station Ste.-Marie, with the radar functions being run by No. 206 RCAF Radio Station.
The radar unit was later re-named No. 13 Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron. The station itself was later re-named RCAF Station St.-Sylvestre.
The station was declared redundant and closed in 1964. Other that the abandoned roadways, nothing remains of CFS St.-Sylvestre today."
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"Le Mont Sainte-Marguerite est communément appelé Mont Radar car, durant la Guerre froide, de 1952 à 1964, une base militaire de communication administrée par la « Royal Canadian Air Force » y est installée. Son existence se place dans le cadre de la NORAD, à l'instar d'une quarantaine de bases semblables sur le même méridien qui constituent un bouclier d’observation et de communication nommé la ligne Pinetree2.
44 bases identiques se retrouvaient à l’époque sur le même méridien constituant un bouclier d’observation et de communication au Canada nommé la Pinetree Line. La base du Mont Radar avait donc pour objectif la surveillance aérienne de la région ainsi que de l’entrée du fleuve à Québec en raison de la crainte d’une invasion soviétique. Heureusement, il ne se passa rien de tel et durant une décennie, un petit village se développa sur le site pour rendre plus agréable la vie sociale des militaires et de leurs familles."
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