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- Winter scene of the squadron area as seen from the top of the new radome looking east - December 1953.
Courtesy Michael Galvin.
- A view of Flat Rock which I turned into my first Christmas card - December 1953.
We were back at that site in 1998 and it had changed considerably. There were more houses and fewer boats.
Courtesy Michael Galvin.
- Domestic site - CPS-5 radar antenna on right hand side - November 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Barracks - CPS-5 Search Radar antenna on right hand side - November 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Snow covered landscape - November 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Snow covered landscape - November 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Barracks - October 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Dancing at the NCO Club - September 1953.
Rocky Ray (middle) and Joe Leake (behind Rocky Ray).
Courtesy Robert "Rocky" Ray.
- Another party at the NCO Club - September 1953.
(L-R) - Durbin (with lampshade), Bill Leatherman, Don Price (legs crossed).
Courtesy Robert "Rocky" Ray.
- Red Cliff landscape - September 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- A/2C Andy Cokus after a Saturday morning inspection - September 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- New CPS-6B radome. Taken from original CPS-5 site - September 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Closer view of the CPS-6B search radome and the TPS-502 height finder radome - September 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Lt Mike Galvin in the Officers Club in BOQ at Red Cliff - September 1953.
This was a going away party for Captain Paquette, Captain Wahlen and Lt. Joe Wager, three officers of the original 108th AC&W Squadron which was a National Guard outfit activated and shipped to Newfoundland and was the cadre for the 642nd AC&W Squadron and other suadrons such as the 640th at Stephenville and the 641st at Goose Bay.
Courtesy Michael Galvin.
- Lt Mile Galvin at Logy Bay with a King mackeral - August 1953.
Courtesy Michael Galvin.
- Shooting seagulls from the side of the cliff - August 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Summer landscape - August 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Barracks - June 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Squadron area - June 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Barracks looking toward the CFPS-5 site - June 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Original CPS-5 site visible above tree line - June 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- Burned out barrack block - May 1953.
Courtesy Andy Cokus.
- North Atlantic from edge of 600 foot cliff at Red Cliff radar station - May 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Radio room - May 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- St. John's NF at night from Red Cliff radar station - April 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Domestic site buildings - April 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Pepperrell AFB - April 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Comm Techs climbing poles - April 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Comm Techs climbing poles - April 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Installation of MARS antenna - April 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Ice covered trees - March 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Looking towards Torbay from Communications site - March 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Looking towards Torbay from Communications site - March 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Ice covers the north Atlantic - March 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Mess Hall (foreground) & Ice at Sea - March 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Assorted buildings in domestic site - March 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
- Base diagram of 108th/642nd AC&W Squadron - 1953.
Courtesy Robert Wilder.
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