Searchlights #9 and #10
Midway Point, HD Kodiak
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The searchlight facilities at Midway Point include two combined power plant and searchlight structures and a single Distant Electrical Control station, or DEC, from which both lights were directed. Army personnel would roll the searchlights out of the shelters to the end of a short concrete track before operating them.

This double DEC station is larger than a typical single station. Interestingly, Army plans form the 1940s show it as a standard size installation.


DEC Station


Looking northwest at the DEC station.
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The station as seen from the beach.
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Looking out of the DEC station.
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The southeast corner of the station.
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Looking northwest inside the station.
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Inside the station, looking northeast.
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Searchlight #9


Searchlights #9 and #10 as seen from the DEC station.
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Searchlight #9 and the DEC as seen from Searchlight #10.
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Looking south at the shelter. Note the concrete tracks on the left.
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Looking east at the shelter.
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Looking west inside the shelter.
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Inside the shelter, looking northeast.
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Searchlight #10


The shelter, looking southwest.
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Looking south.
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Looking west inside the shelter.
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The east end of the shelter.
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Documents
Form 4, Searchlight #9May 1, 1944
Plan, Searchlight #9September 1, 1945
Form 4, Searchlight #10May 1, 1944
Plan, Searchlight #10September 1, 1945
Detail map of area.September 1944
Area of Illumination map. 



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