St. Bride's Radar Station
USA WW2 Radar Station
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St. Bride's Radar Station was a United States Army General Surveillance Ground Radar Early Warning Station in the Dominion of Newfoundland.[1][2] It was built during World War II and responsible for monitoring air traffic from Naval Station Argentia to RCAF Torbay and into the Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was located in St. Bride's, 135 kilometres (84 mi) southwest of St. John's.[4] It was closed in 1945.
| St. Bride's Radar Station | |
|---|---|
| Part of United States General Surveillance Radar | |
| Newfoundland | |
 Emblem of the 685th Air Warning Squadron | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Radar Station |
| Code | Trio |
| Controlled by | Newfoundland Base Command |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 46°55′54.7″N 054°10′49.2″W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1943-1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 685th Air Warning Company |
History
The site was established in 1942 as a United States Ground Radar Early Warning Station, funded by the United States Army,[5] which stationed the 685th Air Warning Squadron on the site under operational control of Newfoundland Base Command at Pepperrell Air Force Base.[6][7] Fifty-two members (three officers and 49 enlisted men) of the 685th were assigned to St Bride's. It operated an SCR-271 manned early-warning radar with information sent by radio to a plotting center at Pepperrell AFB to track aircraft. St Bride's was the third of a chain of four stations around the Newfoundland coast and was accordingly given the radio code name of "Trio".[8] The station was assigned to Royal Canadian Air Force on 1 November 1944, and was given designation "No 41 RU". The RCAF operated the station until 7 October 1945.
