RCAF Station Flin Flon

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Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Flin Flon is located near the town of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada.

The station operated underground seismic detectors and electro-magnetic wave detector direction finder equipment to support Canada's contribution to the Atomic Energy Detection System (AEDS). [1]


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References

  1. Maloney, Sean M. "CANADA'S ARCTIC SKY SPIES: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT". Canadian Military Journal. Dept of National Defense. Retrieved 11 July 2011.