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Maritime evaluation unit proves equipment, tactics

lutlu’ne putt/int and IVIluIv It RCA?

pin unit is retain-shad lo cut. ‘ uie new equipment and tutin “up? by the aquldl’unl tii itanlimc Air Cumin-rid in their .nlt» ht palmlin: the Can-titan inn arm.

"The will has lint [armed tn‘

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n were rarlrd out i

A. it. time wou|d tniply the velopmt and evalulum mat protect moiettl try tae unit station Greenwood.

Maritime Squadrons. t- aimnlt luir

was the rvllunlttn or a main-u ayatein. III June, 156, the unit In

Rmnmuuncel Squldnl It I Greenwood, Ind Lil! laurel-ed

ltintt at new equipment and tan- . tticr rbey Ilro pnrttntpated in l, the an operational and training . murmur mama mills

neitt three

Ind also conducted I sent! a! i "lull!!! run-ms (or Lb: bene- Iil 0! both

pro antltt the Nat rial runi Board I ,tnlheprndu nnnianunnberntl training films Some ot there mint wire also released tori

1 public viewing on cac-rv.

’ no name ot the unit In changed on Jun!“ 1. 195., Ind became the Maritime proving Ind evaluation unit 1M!" and

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EU! wllh SI. A. E. 'I'nmklnlm'i t - being appointed at nfllfer cani- mndllll. The est-blhhmul rev mulled It twn crew]. Ind Ia WI lire-n1! wal added to o Neptune: pievinualy al- lotted Oil Auxust 1, IN, the all m u v e d to Summenlde where it ll firmly uuhllllud it It! own premises

TRIAL PIOGIA II

Two-phase course produces well-trained anti-sub hunters

"Cum Scienta Vlru" thth

inn to them by niernbera oi the trad-a luIvllIlor and rulin ill-'vents it, these nine people will

GROUP CAPTAIN A. G. DAGG, STATION CO

Station CO welcomes

Islanders to air show

Once each year it is customary lor Rnyal Cana- dian Air Force statiots throughout Canada to invite the public to inspect the equipment. fanlltics and personnel 01 each station, It is my partimlar pleas- “TO to welcome you. the residents of Prime Edward Mind. to RCAF Station Summeiside on Saturday. Juno 16th.

This station has grown appreciably in tht- past _\'t‘ttl' and is now the home or a number of new Argus aircraft as well as the more familiar Nept llmi'K‘. In addition. many other aircraft ind assoc- laml equipment will be on dLsplay for your in— spt'rtinn.

I slnmrely hope that you will find interest in both the ground displays and the air show. and may your visit to RCAF Station Summrmidn he most Pn- joyahli‘.

GROUP CAPTAIN

A. G. DAGG WMMANDING OFFICER

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Since Its inception some three year: ago MP and EU In! con- ducted an eitianstve IrII.I pro gram covering Intl-luMlurlln nurture delectlnn 911!"me armament. weapons and lactic tIn addltllm. rrtariy night. have been mnde ln co operation with or on brhnit at other research organization on - intnl art-i

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Althouflh the mlhrlly of 1M flyan it eondnrtad over the Gull DI Si. Lnrrnre and all the lea fin”. rout, leverIl trlala hav! "quired the MP Ind EU smut to detach tn tnretari bar l

on

These detachmrnu Inn been an inch varied plam at it e y‘ West l‘lortdn: Nortout. Vlrnln. tn. atinntttln and Ballvhrllv. Northern lrelnnd Currently the ‘untt hat completed an lnianalve eiehiday flylni‘l Program and ii tprepnrlnl tn depart ior North lern lrelnnd to viili their itch! lmunlt'l'pnrt (or :in each-hue tit inlormllllon and llllbl dunno- llralinnt ni new equipment

rho Unli'h badge Include! the motto. “Nova chi-ere Scion tiarrt" lWe neeli new Intowledirei and i Mi. tern repreaentln: ia- lllrtrull and crew. The sea tern tbavinlt mat cndttiancr Ipendi- ml oi in time hundred: o! tritirt out over tho in hunilnll lta pm. it ave-rt ee Ielul ta nlttlit nut in resemblance. ln‘ ‘toltmrlllfii tn the hrtru: aircran matter it a fillan .ytnnol lnr thit l

closely-knit. flell otllxllled unit which mule ll huh-l7 cllul- fled work.

Knowledge Cornet Strongthv u Minion-113m:- 50m: I: "I! the motto at No. 2 lMarilime) ‘ SRHL'Jfibéu ': Wlln‘uutl‘o‘rnlninfl 1:31! lstceived by piioia, ulvllltnn. ra-

u Summers e. an mu, m- .“ n u“ n; .3... it it with these wordt tn mind me"

that the unit pertnrrns its pri- mary role in today'i Air Force; that oi training aircrew perm!» nel lnthe hIlic principle: a! lllrlttme wart-tare to that thuy niay taite their place on the an- u-lu Iquldrons |lIl|oll~ no at the raitern and weitcrn approaches in Canal

rite OTLV centre in o in weeks dnrnttnn Ind tzalricei. normally ta in all. are aelectett irorn all walla of Mr rnree lue. and are

It vIrtoul stage! 0! their clreer ’

Search,

In the uteri/ice Some Irflve (“Welly from the blue lrllmng schools Icruss Ca- IIdI ind nme heinI what are referred In In the vernacular in “retreadr”. which meIns they have had prior experience but have wrhapl becnrne a little ruity behind a out or tncir ct. Nricuce hat been in tome other raairn 0! air dotence. hwnhcrenninailarctnbe llulht tn “thin-k Maritlmc" TWO-PHASE courts: » The in week t—nt-riculum IS mitt into two phi-ct; the ground or what. might be termed the theoretical phate and the atr or practical pitaae. both a pert. tit tr lulu belnx closely related and htermluled. on the around itde. the nu- ‘Hlll MIMI many Iter behild a dear airtnttiatlnr the techni- cal and theoretical data parted

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together.

‘ other tubiectn are taunt only tn the ipeciitc trade concerned Fur exnmple. the Punt and Flight Enzlneer whose .tailt it the ante conduct ol the atrcrnit irom "elrlgiumn" to “enginenoll”. rpeud many their sedentary hour. itudying the lct-hnicnl ta and pet» ‘lormance ca antliltet oi the lIlrrrIIl they will be shamed ‘wlth i‘iytng.

inury Itudy on the ground the

ricer-l ipend their aegregatlnn nudyin; Ipplichle retinriienti at their hail: trader and learn» In the tileory nl operllion tit many a ptree ol rpee aired aub- niarlne detection and loo-lira- .ttnn equipment. msr Am FLIGHT

All-er a Iew weekt ol inlcnttte

lulu Ire reldy {or their ltrsl experience In the M: n A Muri- llme cm. For thls Durwae the 6 trainee] Ire Iplit into (it e crewl. elch crew consistinn oi itwo ptluls. two hauls-ton. tour .l'ldln Mitten Ind one flint! en-

]uneer. rrorrt um point nit. un-

rescue

saves 54 lives

rhr ucar diacltnigtt tilt .pvrrnirierti'n remntlbilttirn [or tenreb and reirue in.- nlttltti over Canadian ll‘l' Ian and over large ace-I areat on 1119 I‘ll! and Well Niall. Slmi. lar service: are pmvidod r marine trattic in tha coattal atv Grut Latte. area. For orlaninllunll the overall Ire: it divided tnto lour acarrn and rescue areas. teuh ieipnniliilc to a conirnattd heldaulflll’s. saa untu ultii alrrratt and other minute. :9

OTU MINES l'llCE Dll'l'lCIIL'l' COURSE HT S'SIDE 'l'llthlNG SCHOOL

wwnale to the region, nre ea- labllabed at a alert: locationt Um eleh lemh and rescue tarea and aim-ran and mwr ate acid in reading tor Werlllmil at all tlrrtet.

Operational control 9! the or untaatinn la mrriatd by re.- ‘eue ro-ardlliltlan centrol. Thuk) IICC'a npcrate in mnlormily with the principles I'ld revolti- linended prultcci endoer by Ill [Eleni-Ilium] Civil Al'mlmil he warns are at VInruuver. Winnipel Tren- llll d HIllIIX. with In I) - I! Edmonton Ind Hall-

FCC III

Il-ICUE TEAM!

All-CM lo cleh rescue unit

an para rescue lelnla roman.

0d 0! Perumnel trained to limit! drums incl»

Ila s Ill! mrvlvon until Arr-"Ill. limb for thrlr rescue tan no nude Swain llrllltiu mt‘t wilt-t

Ily together I! I crew and It ll booed. develop uhat ls connn. ‘ered to b: one oi the most im- ponanl attribute: a! Maritime firing. L'er SN“! and crew to- optrniton

The lain-rail t-hosrn as the

gm. "workhorse" lor the ow is the

‘P2VT. or as ii is more :antnlum ly relerred to. the Neptune it hi (W0 recmrocatlnfl "mine! and tnii it-t Engine“ and t~ tttp‘ ‘atilc ht slaying nirhoritc or long period. nl time, an enact.- ital capability in Maritime war- (are. ll carries latest niJVIEl. tlonttl aids and most important it carries the most in ad e r it .equlpmrni available [or a delec- .tinn til iuhrnartnrt both all top ‘0! the water and below the wu-

I SERVICING YBOBLEM

AI this point. there is one lac. a u! the DTU that deserves Illenllon. Ind that is [lit scrl‘lr LIIK Ind maintenance side 0! the orBIanliun. It. Is Iimosl leo- mIlic that the butler the Ian)- tpiane the more the (qulpmautl ‘Ind Ill! more Equipment the more the servicing and L't‘rlztiil- Iy the Neptune II I rxcepllon. MIny man limit! are expended on the ground {or every flour the Iln'rlll spend: in the Iir.

Graduation {mm 2 lMI OTU brinits some rupzin nm |htI ledlum all study but t'or mnll :lho rest I! rrl vely ahorl ll\'> led For those going to Argux inuadront at Gmnwood and Summerside Inolher ‘ h r re Weeks to I month muhl be spent lirarntnn the intrtcnctrt a! thin “Iabulous being with n hundrrd (ytlmi

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VOODOO SOARS AT 1200 M.P.II.

45-MINUTE AIR SHOW

WILL HIGHLIGHT 'DAY'

A 45-minute air show featuring 11 different types of aircraft will be the highlight of the RCAF'S annual Air Force Day scheduled Saturday afternoon at RCAF Station, Summerside.

Lieutena (‘iovemor F. Waller andman will pmside at offi 31 opening ceremonies at 2:45 follow- lng an aerial salute and a ceremonial review.

Prior to the opening visitors will view a ground display of aircraft and engines and hear a band cm- oert hy the RCAF Station hand in N0. 3 hangar.

Also included In the day‘s program will be I parade of mobile equipment and pmparaflnns made by airt‘mfl when they am about to take-off.

Following is a complete Air Force Day program (All times advanced summer hotltsi. 12:30~Station open to pllhllt‘. Ground display 0! alr-

rrait and engines will be featured ZOO—Band Conrert No. 3 hangar.

. o—Arr‘val of Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island—Ceremonial R’\'IW‘—A9’l'l&l Saints—Official Oprning

. lit—Public to clear Aircraft on Ground Display.

30—Airt-nift pnpare Ior takeoff.

45—Pnradt- of Mobile Equlpmont.

4:00—Air Display.

45—«The Queen.

. Mrnund Display clnst-S.

MIL—(rates close.

Aeross-Aéanada display led to founding of Air Force Day

Air Forrr Dav

aa Irmy (round pal-lies. amt of ’rampnt are uud at :v

as itrst lnrlt.

titted in i947 to ouninl t he Clnadlln puhltr With the limo tion and artivltlea ol the RC hr and iii peraonriei Flytnx d ii- playt usually hlithltaht the day's ll‘llvlllcs. uhile hamurit 'Mlur. multwry inn rtnitr displays that leptct . rurat‘t six Inc mulllplr roles at the RCAF ‘It-rlna craft Ind thru mitiin: :06”. Ire «WI In public Ill-we ion The llm Air ran-a Iy wan Mid on June it. m7, at a re. tuli or asuccraslul lrinai nit. arla dis’l'lly that innit vlntr in into line r\l that "MP. in Lam uslt‘r Bomber Nut-drains had returned (mm oorrhttont wllh V0 ti Bomb—r (‘irtnir lit-or- Iuts in Irwin (he "Til" Flirt!" Ihlrh nan hintrd itir duties -n the Pin-inc

Id dew munlulm

«Ind. Dllrlu III "to RCAF Search

The breakdown of the tehr's lmflfl II II lollrrws‘

Major Iran-h «port-turns Io Ops-thus Involving Iiie slim. II '54 Witt

.atrmn. at M tor lithe "III. II. MID"! rennin-t h m ma. I: M-Pty

rm: embarkui nn n Iran‘tkn nada tour to shon- nu Canadian Male uhal lht‘lr 'IEhllnS inm- In like

snows PROGREKQ

Because tilr tour was so tat-- rrunihll ml’lu‘d hy tho ptihltr, not-lie thought up: llttrn tn a mod Hmllal’ tour. or in lht‘ in ublishmcni n1 an Air Furrr not-

the tnllowulg your in rhnn int- prnrelimt- prom-u ut tit. RCA?

Httumnr IW inttmi Ihr

ncar tully tn-rtihtm in mm tnntn n pcarrttrno tiatttr ,itti aurh a plan an no! fractblr .il thin llmr

Vonrlnhirts plant tor In Mr rim». Dav "allied (rulilltn in mi am RFAF Flztlmfl nrrn-l

rtpt-rnltottr and cqutprnritt ol in. Mr

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During tubsrnuent Air Force any-t turnaily held on the mat snttirdat- OI .I it it e oath ye mum: and around ritiplayi milth in (mu-r l‘uhllc Iii/m nI lh r roniinulnl Nil-Mel made in the Held oi aviatio- iiiti itr ncirncr Ground tlv<|tlt1_\i havl‘ ponrayrd rtich prnrottrnc rnlN it lir trantport photograpttle march and reactie. rewrth Ind drvelomnent Path \rlr apprnxtmllrly . Rt tr rtntmttr partiripa'r in air Pt)er my rmmoniea uhlth an destined to m

cummttmcaitnnt air rtirtot

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Hnurvvr, mm the «suan d Mil-tin. the TI!" Force in no lonler med-d instead. the Lanrant-r Iln‘rlfl Ind their

(arm in mint: about the var- lmir tutti-imp oi lht‘il‘ Air Fol-u in turn-rt M Canndl'it aunt-nth and (Mn commitment.-

the munlrv opt-nod iht-lr door- to the Canadian Whllr mart nt 'Mm had hh mortar-RV on are lot the II!“ tlm tho minim,

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