Goose Bay, Labrador
Photographs


Click on the description text to view the photograph.
  1. Buildings at the 641st AC&W Squadron - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  2. Buildings at the site looking towards Goose Air Base - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  3. Another view of the buildings at the site - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  4. Lake Alexander served as our water supply - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  5. Lake Alexander was very scenic and used for recreation - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  6. The view in another direction as seen from the site - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  7. The view in another direction as seen from the site - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  8. Billboard style communications antennas - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  9. A good picture of the site and the assorted communications antennas - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  10. Goose Air Base and Terrington Basin in the distance - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  11. A beautiful sunset as seen from the 641st AC&W Squadron area - August 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  12. Melville AFS as seen from Goose Air Base - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  13. The access road to Lake Alexander - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  14. Access road to Lake Alexander - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  15. The pump house at Lake Alexander - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  16. Sailing on Lake Alexander - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  17. A view of Lake Alexander from the sailboat - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  18. Another view of Lake Alexander from the sailboat - July 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  19. Melville AFS as seen from the access road - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  20. Our Headquarters buildings at Melville - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  21. Radar towers and radomes - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  22. Radar tower and radome at the site - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  23. Looking towards Goose Air Base from the site - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  24. BMEWS billboard communications antenna - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  25. Melville AFS as seen from Goose Air Base - April 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  26. A frozen Lake Alexander - March 1969.
    Courtesy Bernie Pitkin.

  27. The original "Jinx" band - February 1969.
    Four USAF military personnel from Goose Air Base, and Ren L'Ecuyer (Canadian Air Force - in the center).
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  28. Nicky Petipas - February 1969.
    This was one of the reasons why our band got so many engagements at Melville. Nicky was a "Go Go dancer" and managed to get more than her share of cat calls and whistles.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.


Photographic Credits

All photos are used with permission.

Return to the Details Page
Index E-mail
Return to Top of Page

About This Page

This page is located at

http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/p19-69.html

Updated: April 19, 2002