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CFS Coverdale | |
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Near Riverview, New Brunswick | |
Site information | |
Operator | Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Armed Forces |
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In use | 1942–1971 |
Canadian Forces Station Coverdale was a HFDF intercept station near Moncton, New Brunswick, during World War 2.
The station was called HMCS COVERDALE from 1949, and then to CFS Coverdale in 1966.
The station was closed in 1971.
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Coverdale may refer to:
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