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Radar Station

Name: Radar Station
Duration: 15 min

Allen Stark

1953 | 15 min

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This short from 1953 takes us on a guided tour of a northern Canadian radar defense post. There, Squadron Leader Bill Lee of the Royal Canadian Air Force discusses the station’s operations, revealing the little-known role of these isolated posts scattered across Canada’s Arctic.

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Credits

director

Allen Stark
producer

Allen Stark
photography

Jean Roy
editing

David Mayerovitch
narrator

Bill Lee

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