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fommandlng Officer Of 1st Canadian Squadron Over- seas Was Born In Jersey l5 Years Ago.

NDON-Ktiih H0650: i: 00m- gmlﬁlng officer o! one of the film‘ ingest squadrons in iheRo all cane- dian. Air Force. Also. he 0° um battle man! Y-i-m" 51 ° the llin Paddy yinucane, see . A. F. flier of this war, He is ver!

roud of boui these mum. and fustly w. Bu! ll you ask him to talk about hi: life in the sir force. B1619 is mother subject he would 000ml‘ dwell on. That is the BTW-Sh 3°13‘ mcnweelta Air ‘rralnlnl Plin-

Everry member of the service over- seas has high P!!!“ 1°!‘ u" mm“ ing plan, but it is doubtful if the gchemg has a more enthusiastic ex- ponent overseas or in Canada than Hodeon. Arid there are few men more ualified w speak or it- f" be saw t born, helped it grow. Ind now every day is seeing the r9511" under actual warfare conditions.

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5/1, Keith L. B. Hodson. eom- manding the first fighter squadron o! the R. C. A F. to come over- seas, has a. particular interest 1n seeing the Nazis beaten and the T,€I‘l‘ib0I‘_V which they have captured returned to its original owners. for his birthplace i8 Pa" 0! m"! 9°19‘ tuned territory. He was born in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, 25 years ago. His mother was over- seas visiting his father during the last war "The squadron leader comes of fighting stock, by the WHY. for his father, Brig. V. Hodson, now holds an important defence post on Canada's west coast.

B/L Hodson was taken to Canada when he was about a year old, and he grew lip and went to school, in London, Ont. He started his uni- versifyv career at the University of Wvstcrn Ontario, and was graduat- ed from Dalhousle University in I937.

"I started in st Nova Bcotia Technical college after that, but the course vms too tough, so I join- ed the air force." he says.

He became a member of the per- manent force January 3. i938, and took his training at ‘Ihenton. He was categorized as an instructor when he graduated in March, i939. and was sent to Winnipeg to take an instructors‘ course. In May of the same year he was sent to Camp Borden as an instructor.

Worked st His “Trade”

He "worked at that trade.” for s while, to use his own words, at Eorderi, and at the Central Flying

cliool at Trenton, Ont.

In December of i939 the Com- monwealth ‘Ii-nining Plan was born. however, and the first of the schools to be completed was the Service Flying Training school at Uplands. Ont, just outside Ottawa. Under Group Capt. Frank Mcﬂill. Hod- ron was on the staff which opened the school.

He left Ottawa at Christmas time gig same year, and went to oln

o. B Service Training Schoo at

voncton, opened under W/C W.

. Brown. A short time afterwards he became chief instructor there. and remained at this job until No- vember, 1941, when he left for over- seas.

He did not give up flying even for the crossing. however. He was attached to R. A. F. Ferry Com-

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pilot o! s Illberator. It raiti . es him to think that, arrlveiiiglangena western British airport, he stepped out of tlie 50,000 pound Liberator “"0 =1 UHV ruiiuliout aircraft, which he admits must have weighed about 1,200 pounds Wli-il him in it_

After a period at an operational training unitnledrnlng the tricks of the fighter pilot's trade, he was Posted to an R. A. F. squadron headed by Fliiucane.

Enthusiatla About R. A, F.

He had three months with this unit. but he refuses to discuss it. He describes his work at that time as “a few sweeps over Franco," but already history IiClS recorded that this squadron did a bit more that. He is enthusiastic, however. about his associations with the Royal Air Force.

June 3rd of this year he was Ilﬂmfd Squildfon commander. It was indeed a high honor. of which he is duly appreciative. The squad- ron, which cclcbraicd iii-e second anniversary of its arrival iu Bri- tain, has set up a fine record for itself. It, was outstanding in the Brittle of Britain. A number of its pilots have worn the small purple and white ribbon denoting the z1~ ward of the Distinguished Flying: Cross, including F/L E. L. “Jecp" Neal of Quebec and F/L Ian C, Ormston cf Montreal.

Already the big, curly-haired. quiet-spoken commanding officer is

opular with his new unit. He

ns n reputation of doing more listening than talking, but when you get him on the subject of the training plan that is another thing. , TAKE TWO COMMANIIING .. .. Since he came to Britain the end

0dson’s éBTililhlillaw S0 He’s Doubly Determined

SQUADRON LEADER KEITH L. B. HODSON

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CONFEUERATION LIFE INSUIL slugs; L-III

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A WELCOME CABLE. — Flt. Llcut. J. A. Macbean has cabled his

George A. Maclsean. ﬁeatonb Mlllln that he has B.I'_l‘lV€d saleLv in Eng- land after having spent some timi in uibi-ultar. He was reported miss- ing after a raid on n on the niglii. of June 8-9.

JOIN C. W. A. (J.-'I‘he following young women left Satin-day for liiiliiux to i-eporc, having been re- ciuiwd at headquarters in Char- lottetown for the W. A. CZ—HB-Z€l Peurl Alills, Sourls; Margaret Flora.

lilLS, suziinicrslde; Margaret Eli- nor Jones, Summerslde; Ella Blanch Landry, Silllilllff$id€j Juanita Grace Miller, Victoria.

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RECITALS by the pupil-s of Min Lena. AlcL-ure, A. T. C. M. will be hclci ns follows: September 15th, ’I‘u<.~si‘.;iy cycmiilz, 8.15 at St. James Hull. Pl")l.'{L‘('i5 ior .ne Queen Mary Guild. September 16th, Wednesday eveiiuiz at 9 o'clock, Victoria Hall, Victoria. Proceeds for Victoria. \‘l‘oiiicii's lnsiituic. September 17th, 'l‘lllll’.">(1.il.V Wcuinlz, at 8.30 o'clock, Sllllllvl‘ H.111, Stillllﬂy‘ Bridge. Pi'o— cccds for the Red Cross. 9-l2-2i.

TEMJIIEIIS MEET. — A Teacher's study Group Meeting was held in Pc-allc-‘s scliwl 4th.

on Friday, Sept. Nine teachers from the sur- u: school dis ‘icts were fn ’iU.'. Ml". Goidoii McLeod, u.‘ Lorne Valley School was ‘ clidu-iiiau lllld Miss Zita . .iu, lcncliei" of Baldwin's ltoital school was appointed secre- tary‘. ‘ll

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of last year he has run across q scores of training plan ginduiiics whom he instruct-vii, 0r i0 \\'llDill = _ he gave ilicii" fiiilil tests. hlniiv of ‘ lhcsc men suc now flight conv- nidiidcrs. and have sci. up fiiie i-cc~

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- ml. wore inspiring and ic questionnaire prey- .ll(ii‘(i to tlic teachers was This ui-oup thought it )Cli~l'i‘ pluu if two weeks

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ords for themselves against the v ilic student-teacher ellPmy. 00m before undertak-

Squndron commanders in the " ills of rural teaching. R C A F‘ over. y. are allotted" rcported that. tlicy

. ‘l rm automobile lo got about in This is not swank, it is a necessity, with airports sometimes scycii or elpzhtniiles from the place WIiOT/J the pilots are quartered, Yet you will nficn see S "L Hudson wheeling l around on a bicycle he has ilill'l‘ll\\'- rd somoiylicrc. If

1gb, encouraging use war savings iing patriotism in c questions arising on Box were read by l answered by Mr. rli the distribution ioévlc place and

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tell you iliffcr- _, Ilrls because he waiiis to save gasoline. No one better than a fiqhicz- pilot the Val ~ of "pctrol." mid Hudson is a ficlu- er pilot. Perhaps fi<“\'T iimc som~ "f You bark in Cunidn are 111ml:- illﬁ 0f 801M’ for a llifﬂflll‘? drlyc tn

tlic couii‘. ' somn wcckciid ‘ miQlit think of Hcdson. n! foul - - ﬂock some morn-inc. fiPrPPlV wlwvi- "ll! HFT~1=< r1 darkcncd iiirdroiiio to

Governor accompanied iv zit the inspection S. “QlliCOll Charlotte."

was the regular rou- ' rounds which is .1 m by tlic Captain. Every . m’ ilic sliio was visited. is cssczi with the

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l ' "at" . Us Sm no s which halve made . - .. -. rlotlc" suci 'l he ca": Spitﬁre Thwst ll'lllll_ill,'.{ (w bl Lamont, First ‘Oific-l I-Ic is pretiy CllihllSiliSilC about '1' [Midi n- Mccmwlne and Mr- "spiisyi 10¢ BYllVL‘ Woiiii. ott. Secretary to the

GOVilTiOl‘, were with ilil.‘ party. ‘The Finrri r1" i'illl(‘illliCll his visit by mccliiv; iii» oiliccrs in their ward- rnoiu mid liayiii: tea.

Elixir-Rik)’ — AFIYLECK WED- lNl; ycrv prcliv wedding took ic home of the brides par- llllfi Mrs. Hcctor MacKa-i‘.

"The finest aircraft I've ever flown," is his Wdv of pulling ;;_ I-Ie isn't mnrricd. “ili= Sol: is his wife,” one of the pilots wnuu Formerly he was ton buw u... ready i0 fizlit the '-\'1ll' to l‘ll((' li srlf n vyifc. mid since ill!‘ aim lll.l or i939 he has been ton busy liqui- ing it ' B"

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But, however they fly, airmen prefer to e the work they do they need "When it comes to cooking, You can't beat the women,"

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What have MOTHEIPS APPLE PIES to do

Not much, perhaps. said. by the seat of ly by instrument.

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SO in the Air Force as cooks. cp ’em eating —and

Keep ’em flying! Write the R.C.A.F. Recruiting Centre in Moncton

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"An army marches an its stonzach.” their pants, or so they said.

njoy their meals, and with good meals

oycr Lllilﬁlil. Ilci- IlllgCl‘ tip veil was lit-ill iii plucc il\' n wrrui-li of orange hlri>soiii.<_ She‘ crirrlcd an arm bou-

quvt oi “till "llill nmk glndioli. Mrs. Jill} 1111f .li‘l‘ll sister of the biidv, plan . iiiu wedding march.

uds pcrfornicd by m in ilie presence iur relatives \'l' receiving the con- llll(i best wishes of . iilf‘ liucsts were es- lilllilll,’ room WilGYC of n sumptuous sup- Ulsﬁvs Charlotte and y were assisted in ' .i<~ iilisses Sue Affleck ltlxn-Doiiuoll. After supper dvrs zu-riycd u hundred or llli lii(‘il' best wishes and l: lmuiicliiz the lzroom l“li iii a V(.‘l‘,\' mannerly

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AI RM AN HONORED. - on Thursday bveniiis. A118“! znibh“ large number oi irlenos and n6 h; bors assembled at the home of and Mrs. Hugh F. Maclmy. P1953315 Valley, in honor of their so? LAM’. Doiiuid ls. MacKaY. R-C-A- ~- ‘vim was spending a two weeks ltilvﬂ w“ his parents. Rev. D. J. Moir soriimem chairman and voiced thei scnmmald of moss present in wish rig A God's speed and a safe rc lLﬂLd b nicely worded addl95$ WM Peg/mg; Mr. Milton Weeks. Mr. Miller ﬁned

resented him with a W911 Bum for which L. A- C- Macmly make a ﬁtting relily- MW" 51pm} Donald a heuty bounce all irarggd in sihEiIlK "For H" i‘ m“ Fellow." The evening was 91811581;

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