Tofino, BC

1997 - General History - The NBC Group

52 Aircraft Control & Warning (callsign Filbert) was formed at Tofino, British Columbia. The unit was formed to perform the Ground Control Intercept mission and started limited operations on 15 January 1955. The main equipment used by the Unit were the AN/TPS-502 Height Finder and AN/CPS-5D temporary Search radars.

The unit was extremely short-lived as it was disbanded in December 1957. Since the AC&W Unit at RCAF Station Comox adequately covered the same airspace as No.52 Unit, therefore it was decided that they would shut-down as an economy measure.

-- The NBC Group - Don Nicks, John Bradley, Chris Charland.