RCAF Station Dana –
Radar Station
General Information
Base / Station: Dana
Other Names:
- RCAF Station Dana
- Canadian Forces Station Dana
Province: Saskatchewan
Period(s) of Use: 1961-1987
Elevation:
Units:
- 45 Aircraft Control and Warning 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:
Current Status: Abandoned
(Department of National Defence)
Location – Google Map
YouTube
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- http://civildefencemuseum.ca/dana-sk
- https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/local-news/cfs-dana-1961-1987
- https://www.trackingdistance.com/ – Website providing more information about the YouTube Documentary shown above.
- Facebook:
- CFS Dana, Sask., 45 AC&W – Group
Thanks for including our video of our walkthrough at the base in 2008! We are working on a blog article with more photos and history of the site. We will be sure to include a link to the page as well!
In case you are interested, I made the documentary about CFS Dana in the context of the Cold War and the Pinetree Line in 1998…link to watch on You Tube is listed on the website
https://www.trackingdistance.com/
Best,
Greg Marshall