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Pepperrell Air Force Base, previously known as Fort Pepperrell, is a decommissioned United States military base located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada which operated from 1941 to 1961. [ 1 ]
List of military installations in Newfoundland & Labrador Name Location Operator Branch Date Coordinates Ref; Allan's Island Radar Station: Allan's Island
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The first United States troops arrived in Newfoundland on 29 January 1941. The first base occupied was a temporary tent camp near St. John's called Camp Alexander. Nearby Fort Pepperrell (renamed Pepperrell Air Force Base on 16 June 1949) received its first
The air force base shuttered in 1992. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Vera, who manages a Facebook group and website aimed at exposing the former base, said more than 1,500 people who believe ...
On 1 May 1941 part of Battery D, 52nd Coast Artillery (Railway) Regiment arrived at Fort Pepperrell with two 8-inch M1888 railway guns, initially emplaced at Signal Hill. At some point in 1942-43 they moved to Red Cliff. [12] [13] In the summer of 1941, USS Prairie (AD-15) deployed to Argentia to house flag headquarters for the base.
The air force base was originally referred to as Stephenville Air Base. On September 1, 1943, the Newfoundland Base Command transferred control of the Stephenville Air Base to the North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command. The base was actively used throughout the war and was one of the largest U.S. military airfields located outside of the ...
Pepperrell Air Force Base, U.S. military base in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada from 1941 to 1960 William Pepperrell (1696–1759), merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts William Pepperrell House , historic house on State Route 103 (ME 103) in Kittery Point, Maine