Distant Early Warning Line

Cold War Radar in Canada: We want to hear from you!

Did you, perhaps, serve on one of Canada's three radar defence lines?  We'd love to hear from you.  We want to build our oral history library and permanent collection to include your experiences and artefacts.  Get in touch!

Unissued / unused material. Radar Station in Northern Canada. Travelling shot across snowy countryside. Various shots of the radar station and surrounding building. Various shots radar aerial operating. CU radar screen in operation. MS operators at control panel. CU Radar screen. CU radar location chart, pan down to operations tables.

A silent glimpse into RCAF Station Foymount in 1955. 

The early Pine Tree Line stations were more or less modelled on British WWII radar stations.  A number of our membership served on these Cold War era stations and are more than happy to talk about their experiences when they're volunteering around the museum.