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THURSDAY, 5BPTP1V BBB 17, 958
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Indudes Group
The embryo flyer entering the ---'--
RCAF goes first to the RCAF stat-
ion at London, 'Ontario, where he RCAF STATION
passes through the Aircrew Clas-
sification Centre. There he is
selected as potential pilot, navi- PUBLIC SCHOOL,
gator or radio officer, according to
preference, aptitude, and medical
classification. Ranking as a flight HAS 187 PUPILS
cadet and drawing .officer rates of
pay, he then is sent to the approp- The A/V/1V1 Hugh Campbell
nate training school to work to-
School at RCAF Station, Clinton,
ward his wings,
Navigators
Navigators receive their train-
ing and earn their wings at the
Air Navigation School at Winni-
peg, and radio officers learn their
complex job at Clinton, where
they receive their wings. From
there they go to an OTU, where
they continue their training before
being posted to a squadron,
Pilot '.training
A pilot goes from London to a
F ying Training School, where he
learns to fly on a Harvard piston -
driven single-engine trainer. From
there he goes to an Advanced
Flying School. There are two ty-
pes of these; one for fighter pilots
and another for pilots destined for
other typed of operations. The
fighter pilot carries on to Pilot
Weapons School, and then to an
OTI.L The pilot destined for an-
other type of duty, transport op-
erations, for instance, leaves the
Advanced Flying School for an ap-
propriate OTU, followed by squad-
ron duty.
The Advanced Flying .Schools
training fighter pilots fly Hary-
ards, which are being replaced by
T-33 Silver Star jets. The other
type of AFS flies twin -engine Mit-
chells. Silver Stars are also to be
used at the Pilot Weapons School,
attended by the fighter pilots.
Not yet completed, but to play
an important part in advanced
training, as well as in guided mis-
sile development, is the big weap-
ons range being built at Cold Lake,
Alta. This big range, measuring
some 40 by 150 miles, is expected
to begin operations next year
(1954), It is necessitated by the
Increased range of aircraft missiles
already in use and expected to
come into use, and the high speed
of today's fighters.
NATO Pian
In addition to its own greatly
increased aircrew training pro-
-gram,. the RCAF has been train-
ing aircrew for other NATO nat-
ions. In 1950 Canada extended an
offer to NATO to train aircrew
from abroad at the rate of 1400
a year. The first group of over-
seas students, a small party of
French aircrew trainees, arrived
in Canada in the early autumn of
1950, and the first wings parades
were held in May and June, 1951.
Since then more than 2000 NATO
aircrew have received training
with the RCAF. Training is giv-
en to aircrew from the UK, Nor-
way,‘ Denmark, the Netherlands,
j3elgium, France, Italy and Portu-
gal, and aircrew trainees from
Turkey will be arriving before the
end of the .year.
The NATO nations sending air-
crew here for training pay trans-
portation costs to and from Can-
ada, and continue pay and allow-
ances to the trainees. Canada ab-
sorbs the cost of actual training
and provides accommodation,
meals, etc. for the trainees, as an
opening its doors this fall for the
third school year, already is strain-
ing at its seams.
The school now is a six class-
room unit covering grades frbrn
kindergarten to grade eight, The
arts and crafts room has, been tak-
en aver as a classroom and the
auditorium has become an auditor-
ium, arts and crafts, projection
room and art room,
C. A. Trott, principal, says at-
tendance in grade one Ilas more
than doubled. Last year only three
students left the school while 39
enrolled. The total attendance is
187 pupils. These ate taught by a
permanent staff of six teachers
and a, part-time music supervisor.
View of Modern Pump House and Sewage Plant
CANADA'S GIRLS
FIT WELL INTO
RCAF PROGRAM
Recruiting of women for the
Regular Force began in July, 1951,
and since then the women of the
RCAF have won themselves the
respect of all members of the Ser-
vice, through their enthusiasm
and efficiency. Present strength
of women in the .Air Force is
close to 3,500, and they have
shown themselves capable of per-
forming many highly technical
trades. The women fit into the
general' Air Force pattern, draw-
ing the same pay, as do the men,
and commissions are held by many
women. There is no separate wo-
men'scorps or group, as existed
during the Second World War,
when women were recruited for
wartime service.
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NCO'S WIVES WILL MEET
ON SEPTEMBER (21
The meeting of the NCO's
Wives' Auxiliary will be held on
Monday evening, September 21, in
the Sergeants' dining room at 8.30.
additional NATO contribution.
Apart from the actual technical
training, RCAF officials feel that a
valuable purpose is served by the
intermingling of the various nat-
ionalities during their period of
training here. For most of the
trainees involved, their training
here is their first chance to Iive
and wort over an extended per-
iod with members of the military
forces of other allied NATO .nat-
ions.
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SATURDAY, Sept. 19th.
Guided Mil .s
Radar
Electronics
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Aerial Display
The public is invited to visit
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The tidy little building at the left is the new red brick pumphouse, built on the west side of
Highway. 4, just opposite RCAF Station, Clinton, which has been designed to take care of the
water pufnping necessary to provide an .adequate header tank (below ground) which would be in-
valuable in ease of fire or other emergency:
Also pictured here is the new sewage disposal plant which by means of the modern activated
Sludge process, .deals with the sewage from all of RCAF Station, Clinton.
Bali. Trophy Gift
To Flight 52A,
Athletic Ability
The Ball Trophy for general
athletic ability was presented,
September 8, to Flight 52A of the
University Reserve -Training Plan
at RCAF Station, Clinton,
The trophy, sponsored by all
Brothers Construction, Kitchener;
was presented to the winning team
by W. Ball., Kitchener.
The competition, fathered by
F/C L, B. Shaw, Ottawa, Ont., and
F/C William Robb, Huntington,
Que., is to promote interest in var-
ious sports and team games for all
flight cadets at RCAF Station
Clinton. It has provided a vehicle
for the expression of flight cadet
spirit. Both of the originators of
the competition are physical edu-
cation Students at MVlccill Univer*
sity,
Points were awarded to the var-
ious flights participating in ,a1.1
sports. Softball, volleyball) fluor
hockey, football, swimming and
track were only a few of the ac-
tivities, In all .60 flight eadeti
participated,
Flight WA finished the season a
scant point ahead of their elosest
rivals. They were captained to
victory by F/C M. Romanow Qn.J
of A), Tomahawk, Alta, F/C
R„ Snowdon (U of ), Toronto,
accepted the trophy on behalf of
his flight. Others in the flight
were, F/C F. O. Bogstad (RMCf,
Drummondville, Que.; F/C R. M.
Davies (U of 'z'), Toronto; F/C
Fedorak (IJ of A), Alta„ F/C F.
L. Fysh (U of 5), SaSk; F/C
Hutton (U of WO), London; F/C
M. K Kehoe (1V1'eGi11) Montreal;
F/C T. Killup (U of T), Toronto;
FIC J, Leclerc (Laval), Quebec
City; F/C It, M. Nason (U of NB),
St. ,Johns, N.B.; F/C J. W. Roman
(U of N,B.), St. Johns, 11,,; P10
M. A, Swath (U of T), Toronto;
F/C I. H, Walsh (U of T), Toron-
to; F/C Zahaib (McGill), Mont-
real; F/C J. Farrell (U of T),
Toronto.
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