[Previous posts about previous trips, planning and history re: Casey and Parent in 2011 and 2012 can be found
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Back on topic; what haven't I seen, and what do I want to see, when I go back to Casey, Quebec to see the Cold War-era 2.5Km concrete airstrip, in the middle of nowhere, later in 2014?
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964
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topographic view of the above air photo (approximate)
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Yellow Circle - Unknown
From what I've read, I believe the building in the yellow circle is a radio building of some sort; HF? VOR? UHF/VHF?. It is at a high point of elevation, but I did not find the path up the hill but did try to bush-whack it unsuccessfully on my last visit.
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964 |
Red Circle - Domestic Site
A mess hall, quarters, and all the necessities of a base were stationed at this location. I do not have a site plan of the area, so I'm not sure what all of the buildings were. I do know from the last time that there are only foundations which remain. At the south end of the base there is an underground water reservoir, I presume fed from a pumping station down by the water.
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964 |
Aqua Circle - Unknown
I don't know what's there, but I presume it was some sort of radio building. The elevation is lower than the yellow circle, but still a high point. Again, I presume it is; HF, VOR or UHF/VHF.
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964 |
Green Circle - Unknown
Not sure what this building was either; HF? VOR? UHF/VHF?
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964 |
Bruno Gauthier took the following pictures of the remains of a building in the green circle above when he visited the site in 2013.
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Photo Courtesy of Bruno Gauthier |
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Photo Courtesy of Bruno Gauthier |
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Photo Courtesy of Bruno Gauthier |
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Photo Courtesy of Bruno Gauthier |
Pink Circle - Unknown
These two little buildings are near the water, and might have to do with pumping water, I'm not sure.
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964 |
Blue Circle - Ammunition Magazine
Clearly, from the berms, and it's location beside the airstrip, this is a munitions storage magazine. I believe from it's design it was intended for conventional not "special" munitions.
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National Air Photo Library Image
Casey Emergency Air Strip - 1964 |
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