[1][2] It was built during World War II and responsible for monitoring air traffic from Gander to Goose Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean.

[3] It was located in Sandy Cove, Fogo Island 260 kilometres (160 mi) north-northwest of St.

[5] The site was established in 1942 as the first United States Ground Radar Early Warning Station, funded by the United States Army,[6] which stationed the 685th Air Warning Squadron on the site under operational control of Newfoundland Base Command at Pepperrell Air Force Base.

[7] The station was assigned to Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1944, and was given designation "No 44 RU".

[10] Units: Assignments: This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency