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Sworn to Secrecy: Canadians on Radar, 1940-1945
Images: Landscape

 
A view of the Clinton silo, "Cock's Folly", through a barracks window
1 of 11 		AMES Type 16, overlooking RAF Hythe, near Southampton on the south coast of England
2 of 11 		A rail yard thought to store German munitions prior to a bombing raid led by OBOE radar
3 of 11 		The same rail yard a short time later shows how accurate and deadly the bombing raids could be.
4 of 11 		Accurate bombing raids were useful when used to disrupt the production or transport of enemy goods
5 of 11 		A GCI radar convoy in Italy. Mobile radar units were very effective overseas.
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A hanger fire in Gander, Nfld shook the RCAF base there in 1944
7 of 11 		Trying out the ski hill at Gander, NL, was a welcome adventure on occasional days off
8 of 11 		Isolated stations: the barren landscape from the window of a plane heading to Goose Bay, Labrador
9 of 11 		The most northerly B.C. radar station was located at Langara Island, in the Queen Charlotte Islands
10 of 11 		Radar stations were located in strategic locations and were often difficult to access.
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