Sand Point Radio Range Station (Sand Point, AK)

USA / Alaska / Sand Point / Sand Point, AK
 Second World War 1939-1945, radio beacon, United States Navy
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West of Chirikof, pilots relied on beams from the Sand Point radio navigation range and weather station, commissioned on September 22, 1943. The range operated continuously, broadcasting weather data and beams toward the station at magnetic bearings of 67°, 151°, 247°, and 331°. The range was operated by Navy personnel who were housed at the adjacent naval auxiliary field. The range was decommissioned on April 25, 1945. The radio range at Cold Bay was directly west of Sand Point, and to the southwest was the range at Caton Island in the Sanak archipelago. Two antenna still stand.

www.faa.gov/about/history/media/WWII_CAA_NAV_RANGES.pdf
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Coordinates:   55°20'59"N   160°29'23"W
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