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LORAN STATION BONAVISTA

048 41 45.66 N 053 05 18.24 W (MIT 1948)
048 41 46.22 N 053 05 13.74 W

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:

Summer 1942

Construction Date

Aug – Sep 1942

Constructed by:

National Defense Research Council - contracted

Established:

Disestablished:

1981

Operated by:

USCG, 1942 – Sept 1, 1953
CANADA, SEPT 1, 1953 – DEC 31, 1980

Chain:

NORTH ATLANTIC
CANADIAN EAST COAST

Station Letter designation:

1L3, “V”
Advance Base ‘Crop'

Station code name:

VICTOR

Station Unit Number: 1942 - 1943 MIT Unit 05
1943 - 1949 USCG Unit 55

Station nickname:

On-air testing date:

MAR 1943

Operational date:

15 JAN 1944

Operations Ceased:

312400Z DEC 1980

Station Operation:

Single MASTER

Station pair:

1L3 – BATTLE HARBOR

Loran Rate:

1L3

On-Air:

MAR 1943

Off-Air

312400Z DEC 1980

Monitor Rate:

Equipment:

Antenna Type:

Personnel Allowance: Jan 1953 – 1 Officer; 15 Enlisted

Miscellaneous:

31 OCT 1942 - Coast Guard directed to establish three northern Atlanta stations - Fredericksdal, Battle Harbor and Bonavista.

Original equipment lost to the sinking of SS CARIBOU

Commanding Officers authorized off based housing with family 1946.

Huts destroyed by fire 1946/47

27 FEB 1950 - Station in Standby Status because of reconstruction of Battle Station – fire destroyed the station

01 SEP 1953 - Station transfer to Canada

Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge

1st CO: CRELE James Koonce 16 JUN 1943 – 13 AUG 1943
2nd CO: ENS Robert H. Beaudreau 13 AUG 1943 – 2 JUN 1944
3rd CO: ENS W.E. Wadell 2 JUN 1944 -
CO: CRELE George R Homan 1947 – 15 OCT 1948
CO: LTJG Robert D Parkhust 15 OCT 1948 – 12 JUL 1949
CO: LTJG Bernard B Wood 12 JUL 1949 – 24 JUL 1950
CO: ENS Robert A. Duin 24 JUL 1950 - JUL 1951

Documents:

02 NOV 1944 - Request for Fuel - pdf

15 OCT 1948 - Ltr of Relief - pdf

12 JUL 1949 - Ltr of Relief - pdf

27 FEB 1950 - Secure transmissions msg - pdf

17 JUN 1950 - Station Quarters per diem Allowance; Request for - pdf

24 JUL 1950 - Ltr of Relief - pdf

06 SEP 1950 - Proj 51-20 - Budget Request for Wood Building Two Stall Garage - pdf

27 FEB 1951 - High Power expansion - addition land - pdf

14 MAR 1951 - Msg for High Power Equipment Drawing, Request - pdf

16 MAR 1951 - Proj 51-60 - Budget Request to Erect Ops, Power and Boiler buildings - pdf

23 APR 1951 - Proj 51-50 Request for funding - pdf

Pictures:

BonaVista Google Earth

Loran Station Bona Vista circa 1949