Hopedale, Labrador
Photographs


Click on the description text to view the photograph.
  1. Assorted photos of Cristmas trip to Davis Inlet - December 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  2. S/Sgt "Breeze" Johnson was our mailman. Photo taken looking into the Mail Room from the Orderly Room. Note the Arctic gear on the wall - December 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  3. The "John B Show" on WHOP Radio, Hopedale Labrador, 975 Kc on your dial - December 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  4. Clarence "Yaeg" Yaeger and Dewey Hayes on KP the day before US Thanksgiving Day - November 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  5. "Mountain Man" Jim Finch in Barracks 13A - November 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  6. (L-R) John Hamm, Rick Sullivan, S/Sgt Springer, Mike Frith and Dennis Miller in the background. Taken in the Polar Club - November 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  7. (L-R) "Sal" leaning over the divider, Al Fontenot, Lt. Pacino, "Lil Doc", Bob "Ruppert" Peterson in the Polar Club - November 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  8. Duty Calls. "Fuzzy" Pecahchex standing by the vehicle, Fritz Wildgrubber and Jim "Wally" Wallace on the pole. The other side of the pole dropped off 400 feet - October 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  9. "Fuzzy" and Joe Hatch playing in the snow on sleds made out of old cookie sheets - October 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  10. Mel Watkins going over the hill on a cookie sheet - October 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  11. Helicopter arrives from Goose Bay - October 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  12. Three bartenders at the NCO Club - October 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  13. In front of the bar at the NCO Club with the locals - October 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  14. Height finder radar tower and radome, part of the Ops building, and the road at left leads to the dock - August 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  15. Height finder radar tower and radome with Ops building in the background. Assorted other domestic site buildings and connecting corridores in the foreground - August 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  16. NCO Barracks 16, OOM and assorted quarters with search radar and radome in the background - August 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  17. Dog Island and Hopedale showing new homes for people from Hebron - August 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  18. View of Hopedale from the USAF dock - August 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  19. Part of the HMS Mink - 20 July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  20. Village of Hopedale with "Dog Island" in the bay - July 1964.
    Courtesy John Malloy.

  21. HU-16 on the water at Hopedale - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  22. Beautiful sunset at Hopedale Labrador - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  23. A supply ship entering Hopedale harbour - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  24. HU-16 preparing to land at Hopedale - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  25. HU-16 passing over the 923rd AC&W Squadron and the BMEWS communications antenna - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  26. The village of Hopedale - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  27. Ron Ploss having a quiet moment. The village of Hopedale in the background - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  28. The village of Hopedale as viewed from a distance - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  29. The 923rd AC&W Squadron and its reflection - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  30. Helicopters bringing in (and out) mail, supplies and personnel - July 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  31. S/Sgt Dale Lawson (NCOIC Radar Maintenance), Airman David Kanetome (Medical) and A/1C Hilton Hammack (Radar Maintenance) - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  32. The village of Hopedale - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  33. The chopper arrived to take me away for the last time - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  34. Another view of my transportation out of Hopedale - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  35. A/1C Millard C Jones, discharged and homeward bound - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  36. My last view of Hopedale - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  37. Deep Inlet near Hopedale - June 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  38. Fog northeast of Hopedale. Island at right is Achvitooksook - June 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  39. View looking east from BAQ 13A of fog and the Labrador coast - June 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  40. Al Elkins and Kathy Brown (from Nain) on the bow of the Canadian National "Nania" in Hopedale Bay - June 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  41. Mark (in the black jacket) unloading supplied from the Canadian National "Nania" - June 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  42. FPS-90 height finder tower and radome with Deep Inlet in the background - May 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  43. Moonset over the FPS-90 Height Finder radome at sunrise - May 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  44. Domestic site with catwalks joining assorted buildings and a radar tower with no radome - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  45. NCO barracks - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  46. Tower #1 and catwalks leading to assorted buildings - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  47. Tower #2 and catwalks leading to assorted buildings - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  48. Helicopter from Goose Bay arriving at helipad. Operations site in background - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  49. Greeting committee. Commander Major Joyce, First Sgt. Ed Molloy, Michael Dunn (mail clerk) and S/Sgt Burhnam Personnel Chief - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  50. Hopedale winter water hole - April 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  51. Raymond Clark in his winter parka - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  52. View of oil barrels and Pole Vault Troposcatter antenna as seen from the helipad - March 1964.
    Courtesy Ed Molloy.

  53. Airmen's barracks in the snow drifts - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  54. NCO and Airmen's barracks in foreground and frozen "Deep Inlet" in the background - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  55. FPS-90 Height Finder radome in the starlight - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  56. The village of Hopedale and Deep Inlet just before sunrise - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  57. Airmen Bob Sturm and Hilton Hammock in Radar Maintenance - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  58. FPS-87A Search radar tower and radome - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  59. Sunset over the BMEWS communications antennas - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  60. Foreground - NCO barracks and NCO Club. Background - Airman's barracks and Airman's Club, Orderly Room and Mess Hall to the extreme right. Photo taken at sunset - March 1964.
    Courtesy Millard Jones.

  61. Mail chopper at Hopedale - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  62. Chopper arriving at Hopedale - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  63. 60 foot BMEWS communications antenna - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  64. 60 and 120 foot BMEWS communications antenna - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  65. 60 and 120 foot BMEWS communications antennas. Sign in Eskimo, English, French and Indian - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  66. Sgt Garcia trying to find his window in NCOQ 16 with Elkins helping out - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  67. Snow shoe races on Easter Monday - March 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  68. Margaret Gear making Adam's bed BAQ 13-A - February 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.

  69. Mid-Canada Line (MCL) chopper OVR DDS201 in front of BMEWS communications antenna - January 1964.
    Courtesy Raymond Clark.


Photographic Credits

All photos are used with permission.

Return to the Details Page
Index
Return to Top of Page

Updated: March 7, 2003