CFS Moosonee

51°17′10″N 80°37′20″W / 51.286111°N 80.622222°W / 51.286111; -80.622222CodeC-44Site informationControlled by

Royal Canadian Air ForceConditionDerelictSite historyBuilt by

Royal Canadian Air ForceIn use1961–1975Garrison informationGarrison15 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Canadian Forces Station Moosonee (CFS Moosonee) was a military installation located in Moosonee, Ontario.

RCAF Station Moosonee was opened in 1962 as part of NORAD's Pinetree Line chain of radar stations. Moosonee was one of five stations built to close radar coverage gaps in the original Pinetree system. The base was originally operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force's 15 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, later redesignated 15 Radar Squadron.

In 1967, RCAF Station Moosonee was renamed CFS Moosonee with the unification of the Canadian Forces. The base was closed in 1975 as a cost-saving measure. Some buildings were used by the Town after the closure, including the base swimming pool and recreation centre.

Sources

Ozorak, Paul. Abandoned Military Installations of Canada: Volume I: Ontario. 1991. ISBN 0-9695127-1-6.
A History of the Air Defence of Canada, 1948-1997. Commander Fighter Group. 1997. ISBN 978-0-9681973-0-1.

Canadian Forces bases and stations

Current

Army	CFB Borden CFB Edmonton CFB Gagetown CFB Kingston CFB Montreal Garrison Petawawa CFB Shilo CFB Suffield CFB Valcartier 5 Cdn Div TC Aldershot 4 Cdn Div TC Meaford 3 Cdn Div DET Wainwright
Navy	CFB Esquimalt CFB Halifax CFS St. John's
Air Force	CFB Bagotville CFB Borden CFB Cold Lake CFB Comox CFB Gander CFB Goose Bay CFB Greenwood CFB Kingston CFB Moose Jaw CFB North Bay CFB Trenton CFD Mountain View CFB Winnipeg CFD Dundurn
NORAD	Big Bay Cape Kakiviak Cape Kiglapait Cartwright Resolution Island Saglek Tukialik
All services	CFS Alert CFS Leitrim CFNA HQ Whitehorse CFNA HQ Yellowknife
Headquarters	Major-General George R. Pearkes Building NDHQ Carling

Defunct

Bases	CFB Calgary CFB Baden-Soellingen CFB Chatham CFB Chilliwack ASU Chilliwack CFB Clinton CFB Cornwallis CFB Downsview Denison Armoury CFB Griesbach CFB Lahr CFB London CFB Moncton CFB Ottawa CFB Penhold CFB Picton CFB Portage la Prairie CFB Rivers CFB Rockcliffe CFB Shearwater CFB St. Hubert CFB St. Jean CFB Summerside CFB Toronto CFB Uplands CFB Winnipeg
Stations	CFS Aldergrove CFS Alsask CFS Armstrong CFS Baldy Hughes CFS Barrington CFS Beausejour CFS Beaverlodge CFS Bermuda CFS Carp CFS Chibougamau CFS Churchill CFS Cobourg CFS Coverdale CFS Dana CFS Debert CFS Falconbridge CFS Flin Flon CFS Foymount CFS Frobisher Bay CFS Gloucester CFS Gypsumville CFS Holberg CFS Kamloops RCAF Langar, UK CFS Ladner CFS Lac St. Denis RCAF Station Lincoln Park CFS Lowther CFS Masset CFS Mill Cove CFS Moisie CFS Mont Apica CFS Moosonee RCAF North Luffenham CFS Newport Corner CFS Ramore CFS Saglek CFS Senneterre CFS Shelburne CFS Sioux Lookout CFS Sydney RCAF Aerodrome Torbay CFS Val-d'Or CFS Whitehorse CFS Yorkton
Temporary bases	Canada Dry One Canada Dry Two Camp Julien Camp Mirage Camp Nathan Smith