Melville Air Station

Melville Air Station
Part of Pinetree Line
Labrador, Canada
Site information
TypeRadar Station
CodeN-24
Controlled byNortheast Air Command
Aerospace Defense Command
Location
Coordinates53°17′44.90″N 060°32′22.59″W / 53.2958056°N 60.5396083°W / 53.2958056; -60.5396083 (Melville AS N-24)
Site history
Built1953
Built byUnited States Air Force
In use1953-1988
Melville AS
Location of Melville Air Station, Labrador

Melville Air Station (ADC ID: N-24) was a General Surveillance Radar station. It was located on the summit of Dome Mountain, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was closed in 1988.

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