BETTER EQUIPPED

R.C.A.F.Year- End

As 1956 ended the RCAF re-;Canada's Air Division

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continued construction. The eastern portion.

viewed a year marked by intensepto maintain "and improve lh0ll'tol the line extends over terrain sol

activity and by satisfying pro-t high standards gress towards a larger and better-year. equipped air force.

Improved aircraft and equipgamong the four lighter

of the previous rugged mat Simulated combat exercises port its lwere carried out throughout l956.unfeasible. Fixed-wing aircraft ot' WlngsiATC also logged many hours of

without helicpoter sup. building would have been!

meat came into service in opera-land with NATO neighbors to keep flying in connection with the Line":

tinnal quantity during the year,;in top operational readiness. g adding to the service's operation- A I ilestone in Air Division his

Line. being built along the 55th CF-100 squadron. This squadron

parallel. and the year's end saw 445. pletion.

outstanding

RCAF future service, the Ci-I-ltl5.to follow. each to replace a Sabreohpn supersonic interceptor being dev-isqiiatlron on Air Division on lNATO,ed in

eloped by Avro Aircraft and the duty. CP-107. the maritime version oft It the Bristol Britannia. being W1" 5'93!" by Canatiair. Pcrsonnel strength rose slightly ing operations during the year. to an estiiiiatcdl,l-itirce range in (mat or slime tor the last day ofiNATO range in Sardinia, igss, filediterraiiean. ADC GETS NEW PLANES TRAINING CONTINUES Air Defence Command, respon- aihle for home air defciice and the RCAF's which controls the Canadian-has Roth airctew and Iv warning stations and Ground Observer Corps.

loll all-weather let interceptor dur aircrew training prograiiiine

ing the year. its elements stood handled more than -1.400 aircrew ready on a 2-l-hour-a-day basis from abroad since the scheme be- first of g late 1950. This is carried took off from Downsview with sup

throughout the year. ready to de- gan in

- Late in the year an al efficiency. Work continued onttory came in November when the-Star flew from Canada to Vienna. the Mid-Canada Early Warning Air Division uelconied its firstlcai-rying medical

flew troni its Canadian base It brought to a state of near com-L at Uplands. Ottawa. to No. 1 Fight er wing. Itlarville. France. where Work also continued on two new-pit replaced a Sabre squadron.Png mommy, aircraft destined fori'l'hree more ('F-100 squadrons are.iy utter before the

,suitt.-hing its air-to-air practice fir- provide ,1; wppon .5 (Wm I 1"F9nt'll A"-UN Emergency Force Morocco to a new! "1 Ih9.Squadron moved from its Namao

took over from 10 other NATO nations. 8,

large numhcrs of the Illark 5 CF- the and of the year the NATO hadled to Naples. Bearing the

construction. ATC Nortlil supplies for. . the people of Hungary. i MOBILITY DEMONSTRATED . The most striking evidence of ATC'a readiness and globe-girdl- however, came short

the Command was order- transport Army troops

lacross Canada and into the Med-

was annminrcd durins theiiierranean and to shift one of its that the All DMVOH ll35ttranspUrt squadrons to Naples to

part of the

in Operation Ready Iiift 435-C I9 Alta. base to s new base of oper- iations at Capodichino outside

The year was a busy one fnrtNapies to operate between there Training Command. groundcrew Qrl interceptor squadrons, the ear-itraining continued at a high level. the including the training of aircrewiwas augmented by aircraft and

and the Middle East. The squad- ron moved out of its Namao base to Dotvnsview Toronto where it

V personnel from its sister unit.-136 Squadron, and from there shift- UN in- signia in gleaming fresh paint, the the squadrons aircraft

tect and attack any aggressor air out as one of Canada's contribu-lportinit groundcrew personnel. 8"-

fleet. and carried out continuous tions to NATO. operational training aimed at ini-

proviniz its already high opera-:Chipmunk aircraft.

WES

Planned increases to ADCXI op-llin formation of a new unit. erational strength were announu-diPrimai”y Flying during 1956. in June Defence at RCAF Minister Ralph Campney etl plans to form three additionalltion. at hlacdonald, .llan.. CF-100 squadrons. to take places with the nine existing home-based squadrons of lhisyltlacdonald took over the role

tipe.

The Gound Observer Corps con- tinued to carry out its as an integral part of

fcnse system. Organized to detect Broom VI and carried out inten- niid report low-flving aircraft antllsive operational training. perfect-liroopg into infonnation prtriing their skills in various phases . ant1.R('AF IN MORNING STAR Flyiiii: Nept-

Io supplement vided by the early-warning sta-.ol' anti-submarine firms. the Corps at the cod olvconvoy protection. 1956 had more than 80.000 civili-ltincs and Lancasters, Ian voliintccr nicnibcrs mzinningiitir approximately 5.01!) ubservationjhnili coasts. posts throiigliout Canada. IA1-(' Logs Fyu, ygax There were important changesi during the year in the Auxiliaryim-,1 was logged by A1,-

warfare

Trziining School.iNorth Stars Station (icntralia. ()IlI.iD0l'lQd the

announc- Another Training Command sta- inf the move. - Before and during the 435 over-lholidays with his parents, Mr. and

seas shift, ATC transport planeslMrs. carried out Operation Rapid Step. in less than three days nearly 900. from: , . g Ham” lboard C419-Hare spending the Christmas holi- and of 426 Squadron be- gan airliftiiig hundreds of Army Mediterranean

changedl their its role during the year. Formerly a pilot weapons training ccntre.

tan advanced flying training school. Squadrons of Maritime Air ComiCalgary to vital task mand took part in two large ex-iof 4215 and the air de- erclses New Broom V and New

Transport

llfrail spares and ground handling

Initial flying training. done on.equipment, slightly more than 48 central- tioiial capability. .i1.ed during 1956. and this resulted alert

hours after receiving notice to themselves for

Army personnel were flown

436 Squadrons, North Stars

the from Canada

,and August. at Camp Gagctown.

N.B. T-33 jets from the Canadian One of its husiest years on rpci.loint Air Training Centre at Riv-

crs. Man .

Iqiladmns t'"ntT0'INl by ADC N"-icnmmand, which carried approxl-lfighter Operational Training Unit

402 Stllllldrnn. WlnI1iP0E- Nd mimately 45.000 passengers and alr- Slluatlfttli. Calllary. both previous- imed mo" than 20,000,000 pounds port missions during the big joint lArmy - Air Force training exer-

lii cise. More than 500 Army troops

ly fighter units. were converted to of cargo. light transport squadrons . and N0. 425 Transport squad,-on, "Il"PP9d With EXPNIWT ””l"'9"' addition to its regular thi'ice-week-

gin: transports they are controlled by Training Command.

811 other Auxiliary squadrons.

in support of the Air Division

uled domestic nights.

Vancouver. retained their fighter roles and were provided with Sin". Sabre jets. These squadrons re- mained uiider ADC.

. . copterii of loll p K BUSY YEAR OVERSEAS

Flight. Rockcliffe. Ottawa. flcw

Overseas. the 6,000 members oltsupport of the Mid Canada Line

HOLMANiS

I" "WIT MW WIT-' ly Trans-Atlantic flights in logist-

Thrniiizhout the year the hell-I Communications . tie

SUMMERSIDE

Europe. and its numerous sched-H03 H1010 Sqlllldron "Om ROCK- . continued if .. located at Montreal. Toronto andlgg, amm in support of the can.

larlian lndo-China Truce Commis-

cliffe. Ottawa, also an ATC unit

y000 photographs of "enemy" t stallations.

Air Materiel Command contin

year's endtNEW SAFETY DEVICES

the move theifrom Namao outside Edmonton. of 426 Squadron sup- trans-Atlanlic portion St. Dunstanls College, Charlotte-

Mamime chgifggcilf agAgi":g':3'c';1pag3l: ggiand Mrs. Warburton Murray. Command control! forces on Exercise Morning Star during Julyl

Chalham. flew tactical sup

were flown from western and east- ern Canada to Camp Gagetown IlIlh.V ATC IV-3nSP0l't 8ll't'l'3I1- andkman Corcoran and Aubln Gallant

and Sabres of the d-ox Mrs. John T. Gallant left for To-

took and processed more than 35,- in-

d busy throughout the year with in its vital and complex task of pro- viding logistic support for the R- beautifully decorated with no

Saturday, Jan. 5. 1957

CAP. This responsibility included maintenance. servicing, guppiy, inspection, storgge, ad "inn to addition to testing and accept- ance of aircraft and associated equipment.

The RCAF”: search and rescue organization also put In I busy N9"? M0"? than 6.000 hours were flown on'aerial searches and res- cue missions. I ' gm-on cu, ads and into the Far Arctlc. Res- cue Centres from Torbay, New. ioundland. to Vancouver, receiv. 951 i'IE8I'I.V requests for as- sistance during the year. many of which dEV9I0Ded into Tull-scale search operations. involving sev- eral aircraft.

l Advances were

made in the

field of aircraft safety. The RCAF '

received the first of a new type -of Ground Controlled Approach lg-qulpme..t.. used to guide aircraft Iln for landing: during bad weath- ier. GCA has been standard equip- ment at many RCAF fields for isome years. but the new equip- ,ment is designed for smaller ivointl. where traffic is relatively tlight.

Also acquired during the year was "SARAH" (Search and Res- cue. and " T i equipmen(' , radio device incorporating a com- pact radio-beacon and volca trans- mitter. Soon to become stand- ard equipment for various types OI RCAF flying Operations, "SAR- All" is expected to prove of in- ltaluable aid in locating crews of imissin aircraft.

PIUSVILEE

lilr. Gerald Gallant, gtiidenl gt

ltown. is spending the Christmas

John F. Gallant, Piusvllle.

gMes'srs. Bobbie Gallant and Eph- riem Blanchard. Toronto, Ontario.

days at the home of Bobbie”; par- Ients. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson L. Gal- lant. Piusville.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brennan and family l)ock Road. were re cent guests at the home of Mr.

Mr. and Mrs. James Rooney. Mill River. were Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Corcoran on Christmas day.

ronto recently. where she spent the Christmas holidays with members of her family.

Those who went to Charlottetown in the interest of getting the Elect- ricity through this district were Messers. Warbuton Murray. Her-

Mrs. William Gallant, employed in Alberton. spent Christmas at her home in Piusville.

St. Anthony's Parish Church was filled to capacity on Christmas Eve when mid-night Mass was celebrated by the pastor. Rever-

end Father Pitre. The alter was Throughout the year, helicopter-slmove.

for the RCAF. The largest of Can- afa'd armed forces with some 50.- 600 mcn and womcn. the Air Force found itself shoiildcring increas- ed responsibilities on the domes-

construction

lt 0n the Mid Canada

Stopped-up activity at home and Station Rockcliffe. Ottawa, flew abroad marked i956 as a busy year' in support of Mid-Canada Line con- struction. Showing is an H-3-1 heli- copter landing a sling load of plies at one of the sites on

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RCAF REVIEWS BUSY YEAR

lengaged in airlifting troops and !supplies to Egypt for the U.N. sup- Emergency Force. On of the C- der 119's is shown at Capadlchino air-I

port with famed Mount Vesuvius

. , , i th dlt . tie and world scenes. How and of2iAjE l;,-aIn):gnSg:,:ga,fgii:knce m e same .where the. RCAF served is the sub-ll bimy cam; shortly before 39" 9' ""3 Vh”"73”PhIc mI""l39-.year'a end. In less than 48 hours uncre .'

in Air Defence. The watch on

I.lne.;after having been alerted for the Canada's air defence system re-- . g ' C-119 aircraft of 435 Trans- quire infallible teamwork in carry- . of 108 communications Flight from i port Squadron were under way toting out their duties. Intensive op-

Naples, Italy. where they are now erntional training for both Set and radar members of the team con- tinues, aimed at sharpening their already high capabilities. Here. in an exercise. CF-100 intercep- tors sweep low over the domes of

a Pine Tree station-

V ll Sub Killers. Responsible for the'North American skies continues shore based anti-sub operations '3'. and components of.and convoy protection. personnel

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BEDEOUE

Mr. and Ira. Arthur Indul- ane, Lower Bodeque. have return- ed from a visit with relatives in Ontario.

Mr. Gordon llyers. Ion of Mr. and Mrs. Haber Myers. Carleton. attended the Older Boys” Paula- ment. held at Sackville. between Christmas and New Years.

I In days at . Sinclair Affleck and Lloyd, mag- and brother of Mrs. Daval.

owtna to I heavy cold. Rev. G. A. Cowper-Smith. was unable to fill his appointments on Sunday. December Jltb. Rev. E. 8. Weeks took over the conducted service at Albany at 9.30 a.m., and w.; aalilted by the Dedeque choir, with Mrs. Walter Craig as organ- Ixt. At the service in the Bedequa Church at 11 a.m. Mr. Weeks del- ivered a New Year's sermon has- ed on Job 32:1 "Days should speak. and multitude of years should teach wisdom and Prov. 3213 "Happy is the man that flndnth wisdom. and the man that gsttetli

”erstandlng". There was a good gathering.

The Sumrneraide - Bedoqua D. Y. P. U.. held a special service In the Central Bedeque United Bapt- lat Church on Sunday evening. Dec- ember mth. Mr. George Campbell conducted the service. was Val- erie Waugh. read the Scripture selection and Mr. David scbtirman led in prayer. Three abort addres- ses were given: Mlu Barbara Vaughan. winner of the oratorlcal contest at the B. Y. P. IL, Con- vention at Wolfvllle last summer and Mr. Barry Waugh. student at the Bible Training School at Mon- cton, and Mr. George Campbell. each delivered timely talks. The Young Peoples' Male Quartette, members of the Central Bedequa Baptist choir. sang two numbers: "I-lave Thine Own Way. lord" and "Take the Name of Jesus With You", The personnel of this quartet te was: Messrs. George Campbell, Gordon Bagnall. Teddy Britten and David scburman. There was I good attendance. BO

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Modern aircraft like the PIV-1 Neptune shown here low over a sub during a training exercise. help them carry out their task.

5) Diary in Europe. No. M5. the first of four CF-I00 squadrons des- ignated for overseas service with

- the RCAF's No. 1 Air Division.

left Ottawa's Upland airport for Europe in the latter part of the year. A ceremonial sendoff. in- cluding this final Inspection by Da- fencs Minister Ralph Campltny. marked the all-weather aqiiadroda transfer to NATO duty.

6) on Wings of Mercy. Answer- ing almost 800 requests for aid. aircraft of the RCAF": search and rescue organization flew some 6,000 hours. Some. Ilka thou bell- coptar on the lawn of Vancouver's Shaughneuy Hospital. were carry- ing out a new concept In the move- ment of crltclally Injured patients through crowded cities. (National

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