SCR-296 Site
Fort Schwatka, HD Dutch Harbor
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The SCR-296 radar installation that provided targeting information to Battery Const. #402 was located approximately 500 feet southeast of the gun battery. Structures at the site included a platform were the antenna was mounted without a tower, a standard Signal Corps transmitter building and two small power plants of a nonstandard type.

A system of wooden tunnels connected the transmitter building with the Battery Command station and the Plotting room. All but a small section of the tunnel has collapsed.




Looking northwest at the radar site. Antenna platform at right, transmitter building at left and BC station center.
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The antenna platform foundations.
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Wood lined cable trench from antenna to transmitter building.
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Looking down at the transmitter building from the BC station.
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Transmitter building


Looking west at the transmitter building.
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The transmitter building, looking south.
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The transmitter building, looking east.
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Looking north at the transmitter building.
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Inside the transmitter building, looking south.
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The west corner of the transmitter building.
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Looking north in the transmitter building.
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The transmitter building, looking east.
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Detail of old electrical equipment in the transmitter building.
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Detail of antenna cables entering the transmitter building.
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Power plants and tunnel segment


Partly collapsed tunnel segment.
July 2004
Looking into the tunnel segment.
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Looking east at the north power plant, BC station to rear.
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The north power plant, looking southeast.
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The south power plant, looking east.
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Looking southwest out of the south power pant.
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Documents
Form 2August 1, 1944
Detail map of area.December 10, 1944
Arc of Detection.December 10, 1944



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