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. my station Summerside is be the scene of the thrilling Force Day show Saturday, station gates opening to ‘the , 1. at 12.30 17.111. Island time.

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.. otﬁanada are, thousands . misses. most of them civ- who keep a constant sky 1; may plays an important in the North American air . ncé system. They are mem- - of the RCAF’s Ground Ob- .: er Corps under the direction in Defence Clommand Head- . - s, St. Hubert,‘ P.Q.

- lltentions has been turned to ..l activities as RCAF Sta-

Summcrside. prepares to ob- ; Air Force Day on Satur-

Formed in 1951. the corps is nsihle for the detection, id- ‘ lication and the recording of ‘raft movements over Canad-

soil. As Canada's‘ boundaries ‘ extensive. the 10b is 3 115%

'msry purpose of the corps, "eyes, and ears” of the Air ce. is to act as a supplemen- l early warning system in the defenceof Canada, particular- lgainst bomber‘ attack.

I IN RESCUES secondary, yet important tion is the corps participa-

across ‘the va stjet fig~hl.ers can be alerted with-

i0 give time to see ground 3,; ,3‘ an RCAF . . hi 7.’ U . ~- .- _ - .. ..._ . . oentie. Stallion gum- ibits The main show will belrnerside. as pictured here. ranks

as one the Island's principal communities.

opened officially at 2.30 pm. by Lieutenant.-Governor F. W. Hvnd- mam Apart from its importance

FORCE

in minutes. CIVILIAN DUTIES

The Ground Observer Corps Filter Oentresare manned by civilian volunteers and a f ew RCAF personnel. To operate any one centre 24 hours a day. about 300 or more civilians are requir- ed. The volunters are divided into permanent teams, each with its own particular time for duty.

Most of the Filter Centres have the same characteristics. They all require an operations room with an overhanging balcony, an operations table for plotting the information received from the ob- servers, and a lecture room for training new’ personnel. _ Civilian observers in the scat- tered regions of Canacla.-{pa.:rtic- iuarly in the Far North—--cover 8 wide range of occupations. In the Northern Division of the- corps local observers include mis- sionaries, local RJCMP officers, Hudson's Bay Company factors, and scattered Esklimos and In- dians. Messages from these re- mote areas are ﬂashed by radio to Filter Centres farther south.

However, whether housewife, Eskimo. schoolboy or fire rang- er, the routine is the saime; the‘

in search and rescue opera- Reports from alert rnem - aid in tracking missing air- .and assisting aircraft in A s.»

"a manner in which an air ‘ e or "tracl ” of an aircraft ‘ ablished by the corps is fast effective. As soon as an db-

. type. height and position. the of sighting and the direc- nf ﬂight. 'l.lhe observer then an “aircraft flash" mes- . to the regional Filter Cen-

There the information is re- ‘ ‘~ by a plotter and transla- lHV“‘.pip” on an operations ‘~ As subsequent ﬂashes ‘ in from other observers, _ track or direction of the air-

“' Cont-rol Interception Unit ~ _ 1t'is.translated into action. ’ “ll€n_‘sent to a higher level ‘if ;Dai‘enc¢ [Control Centre.

-~ civil defence. army anti- vliifown radar units, the . ' corps and other ADCC He also co-operates with . Cmbat Operations Cntre In turn advises the Amer-

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observer must report on aircraft and establish whether it is a jet. single or mullti-engined, civilian or military. bomlber or cargo. MORE THAN 50.000

The importance of these de - tails is evident not only in air defence plans, but also in search. and rescue operations. When I plane encounters trouble and is forced. down by weather condi- tions or engine failure. it is lik- ely its mute or track has al- ready been recorded by mem - bers of the corps. Last reports sent in by observers automatical- ly send search and rescue par-

ties into that area.

Now numbring more than 50,- 000, members of the corps con- tinue to play an important part in the air defence of Canada. Their olbject is to provide those additional “eyes and ears” to supplement the electronic warn- ing system of the RCAF.

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Give Station Full History

As RCAF‘ Station Surnmerside prepares to join Saturday in the Canada~side observation of Air Force Day, it looks back on a history dating from its opening in January 1941 as No. 9 Service Flying Training: School.

Soon :after\vard. in July, 1942. the nrigrinlal. school was moved and Sum.merside became the home of the No 1. General Recon-

naissance School. This school pre- pared pilots and navigators for anti-submarine duties.

The station was placed on a care and mainvtensrnce basis from early in 1946 until late in 1947.

The fall of 1950 heralded the be- ginning of Summerside’s most im- -teresting undertaking in its nine years as an integral part of the R.CAlr“S Air Training Program. iR.epresentat,1'ves of several NATO countries. Belgium. France. Italy, and 'Norway, commenced naviga- tion training at Summerside.

The training of noaviglators. both Canadian and NATO contin- ued at Summerside until October 1953, at which time No. 1 Air Na- vriizavtion School moved to Winni- peg. and control of Station Sum- merside changed from Training Command in Maritime Arir Com- mand with Halifax headquarters.

November 1953 saw the arrival of the RCAF's No 2 (Maritime) .0peraltional Training Unit at lsulmmerside. The OTU ls respon- ;sible for the training of aircrew ithat serve in the RCAF’s mari- ltime squadrons. These squad-

United States navies, for the de- fence of vital shipping lanes on both the A.t1.ant.1‘c and Pacific.

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Aacus caiuioais sicsssr

As R.C.A.F'. Station. Summer- sicle prepares for observation of Air Force Day on Saturday, with the public invited to a series of denwnstrations and exhibits from 1 pm. sizauriard llme forward.

-the role of the new Argus ini R..C.A.F. Maritime Air Command operations. . The new sub-killing plane. as it comes into service. is not only the biggest aircraft ever built in Canada and acquired by the RC. A.F., but ranks also as the larg- est and best-fitted anti-submlarine aircraft in the world with res- pect to modern electronic and other equipment.

A l_and—based, versatile air — craft capable of very long range patrol and ‘anti-submarine war- fare (ASW) operations, the Ar- gus will play an important part in the fulfilment of the R.C.A.F.’s commitments to Canadian air dc-‘ fence, and to NATO, under the Supreme Allied Commander At- la:ntic-‘SACLANT. it is intended primarily for deep ocean cover- age. and can cover those areas

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ail‘-<-over range during much of the Second World War.

NEPTUNES REMAIN

The R.C.A.F’s Maritime Air Command has been flying a con- verted version of the Avro han- v:astei'. a wartime bomber. and the l.0I‘khe(>d P2V—7 Neptune. With the coniing of the Argus into maritime patrol squadrons, the lf.anoasiers will be gradually. l‘P:l.i1‘9d. The Neptune as a med- il.|l'l’1~l‘a»ll§;‘P patrol and ASW air- craft, will remain witlhin the Co- mmand, to fulfil its prarticul-ar portion of the overall maritime operation.

The four-engine Argus is an’ aircraft capable of flying more than 1,000 miles from its base, remaining there for a consider- able period of time on patrol be- fore rerl:ul‘nin; to base. If neces- sary it can divert to «an alternate airfield witllin 8 radius of 500 miles frmn base with normal fuel reserves. It has a combat range of approximately 4,000 miles.

Like the PZV-7, the Angus is equipped with electronic and oth- er ASW gear to track down sub-

which, because of inademlate air- craft oapa.bili,ties. were beyond

marines. It carries torpedoes. depth bombs and other weapons

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that will allow it to hunt out and destroy enemy submarines with despatoh.

In its primary role the Argus is flexible in that it can carry a great variety of weapons as re- quired for the assigned mission. in its secondary roles it is cap- able of carrying out arctic re- connaissance. transport. of cargo or personnel and search and res- cue operations.

Durinlg operations the Argus’ crew will consist of three pilots, three navigators. two flight on- gineers amd seven communica- tions and electronic operators. On long patrol these crew mem- bers will operate onna watch sys- tem quite similar to that on\a ship.

Aircrew will have an opportun- ity fl)!‘ rest -and relaxation from -their arduous and-fatiguing dut- ies in quarters specifically de- signed within the aircraft so that their maximum effectiveness can be maintained when on duty.

Honest Dollar . For Canadians

(Yl.".l‘A.W.A (OP)--Aln appeal] to the government to give Cana- dians an “honest dollar” by re- turning to the gold standard was sounded in the Senate 'lluesd~ay night.

Senator Arthur Roebuck (IL--

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Ontarlol sllso said in the Sena?! throne spemh debate that the way to beat in.flat,inIn is to re- duce the “intolera7ble bllI“(i!=ll of exzpessive land values" and M create more lnlterntationral trade ﬂhlroulgh abolition of tariff bar- riens.

"I am for the hottest dollar. one which purchases as much to- day as lt_dIi.d yiesterda-y and will tomor-row," he said.

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Alli FORCE DAY

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guardians of our liberty and our way cl

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R. G. A. F‘., it”: aircraft and equipment

Saturday J unc 14th.

Summerside

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2.30

2.45

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PROGRAM

12.30--Main Gate Open 12.30 - 4.30--Static Display- 2.lO - 2.15--Lt. Governor Inspects

2.15 - 2.20--Commanding Officers Address 2.20 - 2.25---Introduction Of Guests, Etc. 2.25-2.30—-—O.fficia| Opening By Lt. Governor 2.45---Parade ‘ll/labile Equipment 2.55---Fire Fighting Demonstration $.00---R. C. A. Band March Past 3.45---Air Display

3.45---Air Display » .

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