RCAF Station Saglek

RCAF Station Saglek

Infobox Airport
name = RCAF Station Saglek
nativename=


IATA = YSV
ICAO = CYSV
type = CLOSED
Abandoned aerodrome
owner =
operator = DND
city-served = Saglek
location = Saglek Bay, Labrador
elevation-f = 269
elevation-m = 82
website =
r1-number = 17/35
r1-length-f = 4,750
r1-length-m = 1,447
r1-surface = Asphalt

RCAF Station Saglek was a Royal Canadian Air Force radar base in the Mid-Canada Line, located near Saglek Bay in Labrador. The station operated between 1953 and 1970, [ [http://www.rcaf.com/stations/pinetree.php?PHPSESSID=c914f416c9c08693219e67846a7233c8 Pinetree Line Stations] ] and was staffed primarily by United States Air Force personnel. The site was targeted for PCB cleanup in the late 1990s. [http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/epb/cepa/99e.html Canadian Environmental Protection Act "Atlantic Region Highlights 1998/99"] ]

See also

* Saglek Airport
* Distant Early Warning Line
* Pinetree Line

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.pinetreeline.org/site34.html Pinetreeline.org page on Saglek]
* [http://www.members.shaw.ca/johnbubb/index_files/saglek.htm Personal Memories of Saglek Circa 1969]


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