Langara Island, BC



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  1. Bah Wildnerness, Vol 1 No. 4, station newspaper - 28 September 1943.
    Courtesy National Atchives of Canada.

  2. Bah Wildnerness, Vol 1 No. 3, station newspaper - 13 September 1943.
    Courtesy National Atchives of Canada.

  3. Bah Wildnerness, Vol 1 No. 2, station newspaper - 7 August 1943.
    Courtesy National Atchives of Canada.

  4. Operations site buildings at Langara Island - 2 August 1943.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  5. Bah Wildnerness, Vol 1 No. 1, station newspaper - 15 July 1943.
    Courtesy National Atchives of Canada.

  6. Memories of Langara Island - July 1943 to September 1945.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  7. Sea conditions at Langara Island - May 1943.
    Courtesy CFS Masset.

  8. Supply barge at Langara Island - May 1943.
    Courtesy CFS Masset.

  9. Off loading supply barge at Langara Island - May 1943.
    Courtesy CFS Masset.

  10. The Langara Island boat landing - May 1943.
    This photo depicts an RCAF truck at the dock. The pulley apparatus lifted the rowboats out of the water which on occasions were jammed in the air. There was at least one casualty on record when a suspended rowboat capsized, killing an officer.
    Courtesy Norma Kinnear.

  11. Radar antenna and operations building - 28 April 1943.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  12. The road and buildings at the domestic site - 28 April 1943.
    In this photo, on the left side of the road is the garage, canteen hut, administration building and the mess hall. If you look closely, you will see the end of the hospital (above the admin building) and a bit of the storage building (to the right of the mess hall). Note the Langara Island lighthouse (in its original white paint - center top).
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  13. A closer view of the buildings at the domestic site - 28 April 1943.
    Four barrack blocks are visible on the lower side of the road. On the upper side of the road (L-R) are the garage, the canteen hut, administration building and the mess hall (closest to the road). The hospital was to the right of the administration building, but it is not visible in this photo. Note the Langara Island lighthouse (in its original white paint - top right).
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  14. Buildings under construction at Langara Island - March 1943.
    Courtesy CFS Masset.

  15. Memories of Langara Island - 1943.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  16. Daily Diary - 1943.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.



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