Entrance To 22 Wing at CFB North Bay, located in North Bay, Ontario

CFB North Bay (22 Wing) is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... North Bay (, time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2006 population 53,966). ...

The base was constructed as RCAF Station North Bay in 1933 as a logistics and construction coordination site for a series of airbases being built across northern Ontario. During World War II it was used as a refueling and emergency diversion airbase for aircraft being ferried from Canada and the US to England. In particular it was one stop along the ferry route for Avro Lancaster bombers built at Victory Aircraft in Toronto, as well as US-built B-24 Liberators. The base closed with the ending of the war. Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Avro Lancaster was a British four-engine Second World War bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the British Royal Air Force (RAF). ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping boobs. ... The Victory Aircraft Limited was formed in 1942 when the Canadian government took over ownership and management of main plant of the National Steel Car Corporation of Montreal at Malton, Ontario (near todays Toronto Pearson International Airport). ... The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during the World War II and was used by most of the Allied air forces during the war. ...

It was re-activated in 1951 as a training base. The runways were improved, and with the rise of the Cold War the base became a logistics center once again when construction started on the Pinetree Line, which ran quite close to the base. The runways were again extensively lengthened and the base became the primary air defense site for Toronto and southern Ontario. Typically two wings of night fighters and a single wing of day fighters were stationed there, originally the CF-100 Canuck/F-86 Sabre, and later the CF-101 Voodoo. For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... A rough map of the three warning lines The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... A night fighter is a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night, or in other times of bad visibility. ... A day fighter is a fighter aircraft equipped only to fight during the day. ... A Canadian Forces CF-100 Mk. ... The North American F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic combat aircraft developed for the US Air Force. ... Two 409 Squadron CF-101s in the mountains of British Columbia The CF-101 Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984. ...

Retired CF-101 Voodoo on pedestal at the entrance to 22 Wing at CFB North Bay

With the formation of NORAD in the 1950s and the US's introduction of the SAGE system, CFB North Bay was selected as the Canadian counterpart to the US's Cheyenne Mountain control center. A SAGE installation was set up at the base starting in 1959, but unlike their US counterparts which were at ground level, in North Bay the entire standard three story installation was buried underground in what became known as "the hole". Later the base was also used as the control center for the Ontario portion of the two-site BOMARC missile system installed in the 1960s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... SAGE Sector Control Room. ... Cheyenne Mountain, a mountain located on the southwest side of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, is the location of a major United States military command base: Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center (CMOC), formerly called Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS). ... The Bomarc Missile Program was a joint United States of America-Canada effort during 1957 to 1971 to protect against the USSR bomber threat. ...

RCAF Station North Bay was formally changed to its present name, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) North Bay, on 1 April 1966. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

The BOMARC missiles were decommissioned in 1973, and the SAGE installation in 1983, with parts of the North Bay SAGE computers ending up in the Computer History Museum in California. From 1972 on only a single fighter wing was stationed there, the 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron. The Computer History Museum in Mountain View. ...

CFB North Bay remains Canada's primary NORAD site, monitoring all air traffic over Canada and North America by the North Warning System, across the Canadian Arctic, coastal radars on the east and west coasts of Canada, and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. The personnel monitoring the air are members of 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron. Any unidentified aircraft, aircraft in distress or suspicious aircraft are intercepted by CF-18s. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The North Warning System (NWS) is a series of radar stations across Arctic North America. ... The North, the Canadian Arctic defined politically. ... This long range Radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll[1]. Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or speed... Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C2BM (command and control, battle management) functions. ... 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron was activated at St. ... The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian Forces aircraft, based on the American F/A-18 Hornet. ...

With the general scaling-back of air defences at the end of the cold war, CFB North Bay was originally slated for closure and the 22nd Wing was to move to central command in Winnipeg. However the city of North Bay was worried about the loss of jobs, and entered into a cost-sharing arrangement to service the base. Part of this arrangement is the proposal to replace the underground command center with a new one on the surface. For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ...

Construction of the new above ground command center (dubbed the Above-Ground Complex or AGC during construction and testing) began in the spring of 2004 and was completed in the spring of 2006. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

NORAD operations moved above ground officially in the fall of 2006, and the AGC was officially named the Sergeant David L. Pitcher Building on the 12 of October, 2006. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The new complex is named after Sergeant Pitcher who gave his life serving Canada and the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) mission. Sergeant Pitcher was on exchange with the United States Air Force in Elmendorf, Alaska, as a crewmember onboard an E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Along with the rest of his 24-person crew, Sergeant Pitcher perished tragically when their aircraft (flight Yukla 27) crashed on September 22, 1995. The E-3 Sentry is a military airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, to the United States, NATO and other air defense forces. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Under-Ground Complex (UGC), or "the hole" as it's been affectionately called by generations of Canadian Forces personnel, is now just that - a hole in the ground. Fall, 2006 marks the first time the UGC has been un-manned in 43 years of 24/7 operations. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

CFB North Bay is also home to the 22nd Wing Military Concert Band, recognized as the foremost volunteer band in Canada. It has played across Canada and the world. Its membership is primarily volunteer, led by an employee of the Canadian Forces.

While all regular-force flying units have moved away from the base, 22 Wing still plays home to a cadet gliding operation, known as the Northern Ontario Gliding Centre. The Royal Canadian Air Cadets (RCAirC) is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18. ...

External link

• Department of National Defence Canada - CFB North Bay (22 Wing)

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Cargo aircraft: CC-115 Buffalo • CC-130 Hercules • CC-138 Twin Otter • CC-144 Challenger • CC-150 Polaris • CC-177 Globemaster III The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport, a turboprop version developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ... The Challenger 601 is used as a transport by the Canadian Forces. ... CC-150 is the designation for the civilian Airbus A310-300s which have been converted for use as the primary long distance transport airplane for the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic airlifter manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, and operated by the United States Air Force, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. ...

Trainer aircraft: CT-114 Tutor • CT-142 Dash 8 • CT-155 Hawk • CT-156 Harvard II • UAVs: CU-161 Sperwer The Canadian Canadair CL-41, designated the CT-114 Tutor in RCAF and the later unified Canadian Forces use, is a jet trainer aircraft. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ... BAE Hawk T.1 trainer of No. ... A T-6 Texan II For the similarly-named World War II aircraft, see T-6 Texan. ... The Sperwer is a 3-meter-long unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by the French firm SAGEM. The aircraft is piloted remotely and can cruise at altitudes of over 16,000 feet for as long as five hours. ...

Future Aircraft: CH-147 Chinook • CC-130J Hercules • CF-35 Lightning II • CC-27J Spartan The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ... The F-35 Lightning II—descended from the X-35 of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program—is a single-seat, single-engined military strike fighter, a multi-role aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air-to-air combat. ... The Alenia G.222 (Alenia originally Aeritalia) is a medium-sized STOL military transport aircraft. ...

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