St. John's, NF
Photographs


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  1. Winter scene of the squadron area as seen from the top of the new radome looking east - December 1953.
    Courtesy Michael Galvin.

  2. A view of Flat Rock which I turned into my first Christmas card - December 1953.
    We were back at that site in 1998 and it had changed considerably. There were more houses and fewer boats.
    Courtesy Michael Galvin.

  3. Domestic site - CPS-5 radar antenna on right hand side - November 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  4. Barracks - CPS-5 Search Radar antenna on right hand side - November 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  5. Snow covered landscape - November 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  6. Snow covered landscape - November 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  7. Barracks - October 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  8. Dancing at the NCO Club - September 1953.
    Rocky Ray (middle) and Joe Leake (behind Rocky Ray).
    Courtesy Robert "Rocky" Ray.

  9. Another party at the NCO Club - September 1953.
    (L-R) - Durbin (with lampshade), Bill Leatherman, Don Price (legs crossed).
    Courtesy Robert "Rocky" Ray.

  10. Red Cliff landscape - September 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  11. A/2C Andy Cokus after a Saturday morning inspection - September 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  12. New CPS-6B radome. Taken from original CPS-5 site - September 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  13. Closer view of the CPS-6B search radome and the TPS-502 height finder radome - September 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  14. Lt Mike Galvin in the Officers Club in BOQ at Red Cliff - September 1953.
    This was a going away party for Captain Paquette, Captain Wahlen and Lt. Joe Wager, three officers of the original 108th AC&W Squadron which was a National Guard outfit activated and shipped to Newfoundland and was the cadre for the 642nd AC&W Squadron and other suadrons such as the 640th at Stephenville and the 641st at Goose Bay.
    Courtesy Michael Galvin.

  15. Lt Mile Galvin at Logy Bay with a King mackeral - August 1953.
    Courtesy Michael Galvin.

  16. Shooting seagulls from the side of the cliff - August 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  17. Summer landscape - August 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  18. Barracks - June 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  19. Squadron area - June 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  20. Barracks looking toward the CFPS-5 site - June 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  21. Original CPS-5 site visible above tree line - June 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  22. Burned out barrack block - May 1953.
    Courtesy Andy Cokus.

  23. North Atlantic from edge of 600 foot cliff at Red Cliff radar station - May 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  24. Radio room - May 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  25. St. John's NF at night from Red Cliff radar station - April 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  26. Domestic site buildings - April 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  27. Pepperrell AFB - April 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  28. Comm Techs climbing poles - April 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  29. Comm Techs climbing poles - April 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  30. Installation of MARS antenna - April 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  31. Ice covered trees - March 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  32. Looking towards Torbay from Communications site - March 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  33. Looking towards Torbay from Communications site - March 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  34. Ice covers the north Atlantic - March 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  35. Mess Hall (foreground) & Ice at Sea - March 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  36. Assorted buildings in domestic site - March 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.

  37. Base diagram of 108th/642nd AC&W Squadron - 1953.
    Courtesy Robert Wilder.


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