Pinetree Line Miscellaneous

Manual Operations at a Radar Station

You could spend a great deal of time searching through every picture on the web site looking for photos of horizontal plotting boards, tote boards, and radar equipment that were used by FCOs during the 1950s and 1960s. We have decided to group this material into one common area so that you do not have to wade through thousands of photos. It is hoped that these pictures will bring back some memories to those FCOs who were around prior to being computerized with SAGE.


Photos of Horizontal Plotting Tables.
  1. St. Margarets. (L-R) F/O Hunter, PAdO; F/L Lois Davis, Staff Officer from ADCHQ St. Hubert; and LAW Mardelle Lundeen (now Blanchette), plotter - July 1963.
    Courtesy Huguette Chartier (now Bell).

  2. Jacksonville NAS. While not a part of the Pinetree Line, this photo shows a USAF manned Operations Room with vertical plotting and tote boards and all of the radar equipment - 1962.
    Courtesy Tony Devine.

  3. St. Margarets. Clockwise from clock - Sydney (Pepper) plotter, Betty Goodison; Surveillance Office, F/L Hawke; Beaverbank (Redtape) plotter, Mardelle Lundeen (now Blanchette); St. Margarets (Midwife) plotter, Pat Richards; and Moisie (Crowbar) plotter, Shirley McLean - September 1961.
    Courtesy Huguette Chartier (now Bell).

  4. Cold Lake. (L-R) unknown, unknown, Elke Cramer (now Carr) - April 1960.
    Courtesy Elke Cramer (now Carr).

  5. Mont Apica - 2 March 1960.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  6. Foymount - 1955.
    Courtesy DND.

  7. Foymount - 1954.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  8. St. Huberts - 1954.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  9. St. Huberts - 1954.
    Courtesy Ghyssie Thibeault (now MacNaughton).

  10. St. Huberts - 1954.
    Courtesy Ghyssie Thibeault (now MacNaughton).

  11. Lac St. Denis - December 1953.
    Courtesy DND.



Photos of Radar Equipment.
  1. St. Margarets. Staff visit to the Scope room. (L-R) F/O Hunter, PAdO; LAW Pat Richards; LAW Maureen Fitz; Sgt. Dolly Meservia (now Day) and F/L Lois Davis from ADCHQ St. Hubert - July 1963.
    Courtesy Huguette Chartier (now Bell).

  2. Parent. (L-R) Diane Calder and Betty Derraugh - July 1961.
    Courtesy Diane Calder (now Green).

  3. Lac St. Denis. (L-R) Ken Murphy, Clay Giroux - 1957.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  4. Unidentified location and personnel - 1954.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  5. Unidentified location and personnel - 1954.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  6. Unidentified location and personnel - 1954.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.

  7. Lac St. Denis personnel working on radar scopes - December 1953.
    (L-R) F/O RA Henry, Cpl Rosie M Twissell, F/O LD Roche (hidden), LAW EM Watson (standing).
    Courtesy DND.

  8. Unidentified location and personnel - 1953.
    Courtesy Bill Vine.


Photographic Credits

All photos are used with permission.

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Updated: August 29, 2003