Eleven stations along the British Columbia coast were vigilant against the threat of attack World War II
British Columbia, Canada
Credits: The Secrets of Radar Museum
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Barracks at RCAF Station Marble Island, B.C. 1943 to 1946
Marble Island, British Columbia, Canada
Credits: Private Collection Courtesy of T. Chown
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"Out of nowhere - going nowhere" - The Isolationist station magazine 1943 to 1946
Credits: The Secrets of Radar Museum
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Newpaper clipping about radar veteran John N. Given and his brothers 1941-1945
Credits: Unknown local newspaper (London area) The Secrets of Radar Museum Archives John N. Given Collection
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F/O Given's handddrawn map of proposed radar station site locations around Cape Scott, B.C. 1943-1945
Cape Scott, British Columbia, Canada
Credits: The Secrets of Radar Museum John N. Given Collection
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Civilians also played an important role in radar development in Canada. Collaboration with the National Research Council radar research and testing in support of the war effort continued at Canadian universities. Canada also manufactured precision optical instruments and radar machinery in large volumes throughout the war.