06_Prince_Countys_forgotten_military_past_p_19-22.pdf

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title	Prince Countys forgotten military past
creator	Graham, Allan ; Graham, Jessie
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	As one drives through the tranquil beauty of western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, it is hard to imagine the wartime military importance of this area thirty years ago. Prince County formed one of the main strategic zones of the Atlantic region during the Second World War, supporting four installations. The only one which remains in use is Canadian Armed Forces Base Summerside. Gone and almost forgotten are the airport and bombing-gunnery school at Mount Pleasant, the emergency landing strip and hangar at Wellington, and the radar base at Tignish. Other military locations — the search and rescue stations at Tignish Run and at Alberton South, and the target areas at Higgins Wharf and on Hog Island—are similarly remembered by few. This article shall deal primarily with the Mount Pleasant and Tignish military installations, while giving mention to the little airstrip at Wellington.
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1976
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-8
source	01
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

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title	Prince Countys forgotten military past
creator	Graham, Allan ; Graham, Jessie
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	As one drives through the tranquil beauty of western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, it is hard to imagine the wartime military importance of this area thirty years ago. Prince County formed one of the main strategic zones of the Atlantic region during the Second World War, supporting four installations. The only one which remains in use is Canadian Armed Forces Base Summerside. Gone and almost forgotten are the airport and bombing-gunnery school at Mount Pleasant, the emergency landing strip and hangar at Wellington, and the radar base at Tignish. Other military locations — the search and rescue stations at Tignish Run and at Alberton South, and the target areas at Higgins Wharf and on Hog Island—are similarly remembered by few. This article shall deal primarily with the Mount Pleasant and Tignish military installations, while giving mention to the little airstrip at Wellington.
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1976
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-8
source	01
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.