CFS Falconbridge
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Canadian Forces Station Falconbridge (CFS Falconbridge) was a military radar station in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1952 to 1985.
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CFS Falconbridge | |
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RCAF Station Falconbridge | |
Part of The Pinetree Line | |
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | |
Coordinates | 46.62619°N 80.84378°W / 46.62619; -80.84378 |
Code | C-9 |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Controlled by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Partially repurposed, partially derelict |
Site history | |
Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
In use | 1952-1985 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 33 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron[1] |
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The station was geographically located in Valley East, Ontario, although the nearest settlement — and the source of the station's name — was the community of Falconbridge in Nickel Centre. The site is now within the municipal boundaries of Greater Sudbury.