Marble Island Radar Station

Established to protect the nation from a potential japanese invasion this pacific coast air defence radar system operated until the end of the war in 1945.

Marble island radar station.

Doug welch one of the partners called me into his office and asked if i would accept the task of building a radar station on marble island off the coast of the queen charlottes he produced maps and explained that this was the most westerly piece of land in canada and was separated. The following personnel were employed at the radar stations in canada during world war ii and they have communicated with our web site providing their email address. National data buoy center recent observations from station mrho1 41 544n 82 731w 9063079 marblehead oh. On the home front.

Windfinder specializes in wind waves tides and weather reports forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing windsurfing surfing sailing or paragliding. Radar stations in canada during world war ii. The radar was fairly new technology at that time and so the canadian government built this radar station so they also built a camp on there. This is the wind wave and weather forecast for marble island malletts bay in vermont united states.

And west of the queen charlotte islands there was an island called marble island that the canadian government decided to build a radar station on marble island. Canadian radar stations 1 one of the most overlooked stories of world war ii radar is the work of thousands of men and women on the coastal radar stations built right here in canada. 1 cwu had eight detachments each with a woodsman two radio operators and a man with some cooking and camping ability located north to south at frederick island hippa island kindakun island marble island hibben island tasoo harbour barry harbour and big bay. The islands south of spider island from typhoon island southeast to kidney island formed the breadner group named after the chief of air staff in 1943 air marshall l s.

27 ru marble island. In 1943 when radar coverage permitted the coast watchers were withdrawn. Rcaf stn bella bella was the administrative and supply station and used its resources to do so. From a technical point of view the radar site location seems to be entirely satisfactory.

The main difference for them was that now they had company and a weekly delivery of supplies while the radar station was active. 9 br squadron was equipped with stranraer and then canso. Radar stations in canada during world war ii.