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A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases - Introduction |
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Written by Bruce Forsyth
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MANITOBA
Canadian Forces Station Beausejour:
Opened in 1953 as Beausejour Air Force Station of the United
States Air Force, with the radar functions being run by No. 916 Aircraft
Control & Warning Squadron. Control of the station was transferred
to the RCAF in 1962, with the radar functions being run by No. 48 Radar
Squadron. The station was re-named RCAF Station Beausejour, then CFS
Beausejour. The station closed in 1986.
The former station then became the Manitoba Regional Correctional Centre, later re-named the Milner Ridge Correctional Centre. Most of the buildings and radar towers remained, with the former gatehouse converted into a staff lounge when a new gatehouse was built.
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Canadian Forces Station Gypsumville:
Opened in 1962 as RCAF Station Gypsumville, the last of the
Pinetree radar stations to become operational, with the radar functions
being run by No. 47 Radar Squadron. Re-named CFS Gypsumville in 1968.
The station closed in 1987.
The only remains of the former station
are the roadways, foundations and half-demolished buildings. A FPS 507
HF Radar remains at the entrance to the former station as a memorial to
the men and women who served at RCAF/CFS Gypsumville.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 May 2012 )
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