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RCAF Station Alsask
Pinetree Line Radar Station

General Information

Base / Station: Alsask

Province: Saskatchewan

Period(s) of Use:

Location:

Elevation:

Units:

  • 44 Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron
  • 44 Radar Squadron

Structures:

Commanding Officers:

Unit Duties / Information: Pine Tree Line Radar Station

Aircraft Flown: N/A

Financial Impact:

Date / Reason for closure: Scaling back and closure of the Pinetree Line 

Site details:

Site Evolution

Current Status: The former station is now the home of the Canadian Civil Defense Museum 

PL-150083 – Aerial view of Pinetree Radar site – Alsask, Saskatchewan (National Defence Image)
Heraldic Crest – Alsask
(Department of National Defence)

Location – Google Map

Photo Gallery

IE71-34 – Monitoring Radar Corporal Robert E. Grundy, Air Defence Technician based at CFS Alsask, Saskatchewan. (National Defence Image)
IE71-33 – Private Dale Hingst, operates an aircraft range and altitude indicator as a radar tech at CFS Alsask Saskatchewan. (National Defence Image)
IE71-32 – Monitoring Radar – Private Robert M. Siak, a Radar Technician at CFS Alsask, Saskatchewan. (National Defence Image)

Station Magazine
“Tumbleweed”

Alsask
Ephemera

For More information – External Links

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