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RCAF Station Tofino

RCAF Station Tofino
Part of Pinetree Line
British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 49°04′55″N 125°46′51″W / 49.08194°N 125.78083°W / 49.08194; -125.78083 (Tofino C-36)
Type Radar Station
Site information
Controlled by Royal Canadian Air Force
Site history
Built 1953
Built by Royal Canadian Air Force
In use 1953-1958


RCAF Station Tofino (ADC ID: C-36) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.

During World War II it was a seaplane/ land base airfield and later as a radar station during the 1950s. It was closed in 1957 and is now a publicly operated Tofino Airport. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD.



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