Langara Island, BC



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  1. Diesel Report - December 1944.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  2. Our side of the duplex at the lighthouse complex - September 1944.
    Note that the duplex has been painted "jungle green" for camouflage purposes. The barrel was used for fresh water. Back row (L-R) Norm and Doris Kinnear with Bob ? (radio operator). Front row (L-R) Norma and Willa Kinnear.
    Courtesy Norma Kinnear.

  3. Radio operations side of the duplex at the lighthouse complex - September 1944.
    (L-R) Harvey ?, Willa and Norma Kinnear, Jack Eagan. Harvey and Jack lived in the other half of the duplex at the lighthouse complex.
    Courtesy Norma Kinnear.

  4. Diesel Report - 31 August 1944.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  5. The tent camp of #9CMU Telecom Group on Langara Island - August 1944.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Dennis Newnham.

  6. Larger image of the previous photo - August 1944.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Dennis Newnham.

  7. The Lighthouse at Langara Island - July 1944.
    The lighthouse had been painted "jungle green" during the war years. If you look carefully, you will note a couple of painters on the top of the lighthouse. It appears as if there is some sort of material draped around the light.
    Courtesy Norma Kinnear.

  8. The Lighthouse complex at Langara Island - July 1944.
    Note that the duplex is still painted white. The tents were being used by painters. The lighthouse, barely visible at the far right, has been painted "jungle green" for camouflage purposes. Also note the wooden plank road leading to the lighthouse complex in the foreground.
    Courtesy Norma Kinnear.

  9. A section of the wooden plank road between the radar station and the lighthouse complex at Langara Island - July 1944.
    Courtesy Norma Kinnear.

  10. Bah Wildnerness, Vol 2 No. 1, station newspaper - January 1944.
    Courtesy National Atchives of Canada.

  11. Daily Diary - 1944.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.



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