DEW line Radome
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Description:
The heart of a DEW line station built for the U.S. Air Force by the Western Electric Company, Inc., was the huge air-search radar antenna, which rotated inside a protective plastic housing. The location of this photo, taken July 31, 1957, was not disclosed. Photo from "Cultural Treasures from the Cold War" Slideshow on the Alaska Dispatch News website, April 12, 2013.
Photo Courtesy of:
Associated Press Archive