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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-09-17, Page 8PAG3 BIGHT MIN= NVWS403COIM THURSDAY, 5BPTP1V BBB 17, 958 Alrcrewnin 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. 0 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. • SATURDAY, Sept. 19th. Guided Mil .s Radar Electronics n , Aerial Display The public is invited to visit RCAF swum, cle, Clinton rrs yoUR • yj�{ w 46413.1 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. I IIIN 1INIi 11III IIIIIL 11I1IV1,I11lII11111lII 1 I IIlllll IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IiIIIIIIIIII IIIII11111111111I1I1)IIII IIIIIIIIII IIII III II �I III II !Ill I IlIIIJ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIllI lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIItIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllilllllNl11l, f, N1NINIIIIINNNNINIIINNInNNmVU1 ERLIHG UELS LONDON ro dly, c 0 SOO nnounce the appointment of G IG As Clinton AN e.icr For lon VE FUEL. AND OIL BACKED BY 15,000,Q00 GALLON STORAGE IN OUR MARINE TERMINAL AT PT. STANLEY 411111110.1. Champion Fuel Oil .. . is guaranteed impurity free. The finest of modern refining methods and techniques assures 100 % burning efficiency in all types of heating equipment. 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