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A. Job To Do
(BL EES A. Me MACK NZIE)
"LITTLE DROPS OF WATER, little grains of sand" --so goes
the old saying and it grows rro 'less true' with the years. ' In line
'with G/C Carpenter's • neanarks at our last graduation parade that
"we will not have enough instructors, we will not have enough
classrooms, we will not have •enough cooks, we Will not have
-enough barrack blacks -all we will have enough of is work", a
few ether items are brought to mired of which we will not have
.,enough.
Beginning at a point soinetime in 1940 or 1941, our supply
sources began pouririg forth typewriters and staplers, pencil sharp-
eners and perforators, binders and pails, mops and d`upItoating
machines, brooms and station wagons; everything besides the air-
craft which is so necessary to a srl.ccessful war effort. Then Dame
the interim period, followed by "R" day and the consequent re•-
• duction in size of 'our service to 'a peace -time basis.
Coupled with this came what has been regarded by some es
the necessary evils of a government corporation called "War
Assets" which disposed of much equipment and goods for which
there appeared no immediate use. Of this great flood of neees-
• nary gear our service .managed to save only that which was in
use at the time. Singe 'that time 'replacement for worn out
equipment has been extremely difficult„ disrepair and obsoi-
-escervice have taken their toll, and today the RCAF, faced with
• expansion, will have to get along wilbh not er ougt 'of many item's
'already time -expired,
Until supply gets rolling again, and afterwards as well, we
are going to have to practise economy and care with regard to
those thing/ which are supplied to us to oarey out our daily tasks.
We are not exactly a profligate people but there is a tendency
towards wastefulness when • government supplied or war -required
-equipment is concerned. Much :of -World War .II supply came
from the United States, bought when that -country was supplying
ail of those nations on'oureelde and not thinking greatly of supply-
ing themselves. Today the United States 'is in vital need of equip-
ment itself whiah putts a greater premium • than ever on the
available supply.
No amount of harping, directives, beefing, routine orders or
ultimatums, is going to alter this situation in time to affect the
job at hand until every man in the service realizes his own
responsibility towards the care of existing facilities and that for
-a long time to come it is irreplaceable.
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Invitation to Visite
Library ori Station
(BY G. Carter, Librarian)
Many of you are already ae-
quainted with your Station
rary and have been enjoying from
day to day the privileges and
faeiddties to be found there. -^To.
you who have not as yet paid
us a. visit, we would like'4o sup-
ply a little informiation..
The library is situated .directly
opposite the Station FThe'atre' and,
is open from Monday to Friday
from 1300 to 2200 hours. You
will find here some 4,000 books
of various classifications dealing
with almost' any subject in which
you might be interested. New
books' are to be added at regular
intervals end soon your library
should be quite up-to-date. and
rate 'with the best.
Those of you who do not care
to borrow books may like to drop
in for an hour or so of relaxa-
tion and will find the surround-
ings quiet and restful. The color
scheme is pleasing and the
chesterfields are ample and com-
fortable. Placed here for your
convenience you will find all the
current magazines, Life, Time,
Esquire, Post, etc. 'Copies of the
Roundel, Bordenaire and many
other service publications are to
be found. We also have avail-
able e • complete new set of
Encyclopedia Americana to which
you may refer for information
on any subject. A number of
games have been left et the 1iti-
rary, such as Monopoly, Easy
Money, Chess, 'Checkers, Crib-
bage which may be signed out
and used.
All matters pertaining to the
library are handled by a very
able committee, the members of
which meet monthly to plan and
discuss anything that could be
added for your benefit. Anyone
heving useful suggestions for im-
provement will find the commit-
tee very interested. •
When you do. get around . to
paying us a visit you may be
certain that you will be received
at the Station library with cour-
tesy and consideration and if you
encounter difficulties lin Wee -
tion we are very -willing to assist.
The library Is open to all Station
personnel and their dependents.
At present there ere 307 active
loan cards; our monthly circula-
tion is well over 600 books and
daily average attendance is ap-
proximately 65 borrowers.
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RCAF PERSONALS
F/S C. A. Mason has just re-
turned from a two week tour of
duty in Ottawa.
Cpl. and Mrs. Lloyd Dell ree
Gently spent a few days et Niagara
Falls visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
C. Tarrie.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Park and
Miss Jean Park, Listowel, and
Jack Park, Wcodridbge, were
guests at the home of 'Cpl. and
Mrs. S. Park, Quebec Rd,
Mrs. A. M. MacKenzie, Ma KenzieRobin
and Scott, have returned from
Orillie where they spent a ten-
day visit with Mrs. MacKenzie's
mother, Mrs. Robert Matchett.
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FLIGHT 'CADETS'
HfANDING •O V E R
CEREMONY HELD
(BY F/C R. II. D. Noble)
A precedent was established in
the 'Flight," Cedet organization of
this Station when 'a ceremonial
parade marked the, handing over
oommandteof the Radio Officer
Flight Cadets, on Monday, Feb-
ruary e.
F/C B. R. Shubaly of Radio
Officer Course 20, who has been
Flight" Cadet Commander for the
past eight weeks, handed over to
F/C R. Nickerson of Radio Of
(icer; " Course 21, who will now
assume this a•esponsibilitty,
F/.0 Shubaly addressed the
cadets on lepaif of the graduat-
ing senior course and himself and
offered thanks for the efficient
co-operation which he had re-
ceived while in office. He also
wished le/C Nickerson, the new
FOC (Flight Cadet Commander),
the best of luck in his new
position.
The Officer Commanding the
Aircrew Radio Officer School,
F/L V. H. Munro, briefly told the
cadets of senior course respon-
sibility and odvi'sed them all to
be well prepared for office when
they reach the last few weeks of
their training. F/L Munro then
presented the Honor Scroll • to
F/C R. I. Enanan, honor grad-
uate of RO 20, who topped the
class_ with a 79.5 per cent aver=
age. The OC then painted out
the stimulus and incentive that
this scroll Carried with it and
what it would mean to newer
cadets as a goal to strive for.
F/C Nickerson expressed the
hope that he would receive the
same co -'operation that had been
given F/CShubaly and advised
cadets to expect little change in
senior course policy.
The new Assistant Chief Train-
ing O.ffii'cer, S/L G. Bury, and
memlbens of AROS staff; were
present to watch the ceremony.
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Messes Win Bowling
From SchoolServices
(By F/S,' L. R. Charbonneau)
Monday night, February 12, the
Sinai genie of the bowling play-
offs took place in the Roundel
Terrace between the School Ser-
vices end the Messes. The final
verdict was reached and Che
Messes won out by a margin of
484 pins, bowling 3,306 against
2,82.2 far the opposition. A num-
ber of spectators witnessed with
onxiety until the Messes had
chalked up a considerable mar-
gin.
F/S R. Steele for School Ser-
vices was in top form while Cpl.
J. Wall and A. Matthews finish-
ed with 779 and '765 respectively.
The John Labatt Trophy and
miniature trophies will be pre-
sented to the winning team at a
banquet to be held at a ' later
date.
The presideneeof _the bowling
league wishes to thank all those
who actively participated for
their co-operation and sports-
manship during the season, F/O
Sturgess, Sports Officer, intends
to start another league tie the
near future; therefore all teams
interested are to contact him at
Local 18.
Thursday, February 22, RCAF
Station will have the pleasure of
meeting Two Clinton teams in
an exhibition, game to be play-
ed. in the Roundel Terrace. It
is our intention to make this
meet interesting for the visitors.
/ Editor:
F/S A, M. MACKENZIE
Assistant
Station PRO
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Former Wartime Pilot
New Chief Instructor
Wing Commander Bertram G.
Miller, CD, Toronto, the new
Chief Instructor of No. 1 Radar
and Communications School, sue-
ceeding Wing Coins ander Sher-
man R. Burbank, MBE, has been
a staff officer in ground tele-
communications at Air Material
Command headquarters, Ottawa,
since May, 1949.
W/C Miller, 35, was a war-
time pilot until transferring to
the technical list in 1947. Educat-
ed at Humberside Collegiate,'
Western Technical School, and
the Marconi Radio School, Toron-
to, W/C Miller was employed in
the test and inspection division
of the Rogers Radio Company
before enlisting in the RCAF ire
1936.
In 1942 and 1943 he flew with
409 and 410 (Night) • Fighter
Squadrons and at the close of
the war with 437 Transporrt
Squadron before returning to.
Canada to attend the RCAF Staff
College in Toronto. W/C Miller
was at Air Force headquarters
for three years prior to his ap-
pointment to Air Material Com-
mand.
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RCAF NEWS NOTES
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Baby Christened
Judy Florence, daughter of
LAC and Mrs. T. Burns, was
christened on Sunday, February
11. in St. Paul's Anglican Church,
Clinton, Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel
officiating. The baby's gown of
white silk with French lace was
handed down from Bonnie and
John, the baby's older brother
and sister. Mrs. Rose Beacon
and Fred Good, Toronto, and
Mrs. Stan Jenkins, were godpar-
ents. A small party was held at
the Burns home following" the
christening. F/S Jenkins also was
present.
Celebrate Birthdays
Friends of Mrs. Leslie, 25 Ed-
monton Rd., were guests at a
party held on the oceesien of her
birthday. Those present were
Cpl. and Mrs. L. Norris, Sgt. and
Mrs. R. Thomas°and Mi. and Mrs.
F. Anderson, Clinton,
A party was held Tuesday,
February 6 in honor of Terry
Michaud on his sixth -birthday.
His guests were Robert Rabin,
Terry Stuart, /Wired .Lafieche,
Patsy and Donna Lesile and his
sister Shirley.
Saturday, February 10 also was
the date of a birthday party for
another of the youngereset..Nina
Lee Caldwell, who was seven
years old, was hostess to eight
little girls of Adastral Park.
Happy birthday to Kenneth
Moore, 30 Edmonton Rd., who
also celebrated his seventh birth-
day on Saturday, February 10.'
Bruce Foster celebratedhis
fourth birthday Saturday, Feb-
ruary 3, inviting many of hie
small friends to celebrate with
him.
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The Girl Guide International
Service has putt out an appeal
for used clothing for refugees
and displaced persons in the
British Zone of Germany. These
people are in dire need of cloth-
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also clothing for men, women and
children. Those having any cloth-
ing they feel is not needed please
bundle it up and the Brownies
and Guides will call daring the
week o.f Feb, 19-24,
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Pacific Airlift
(By F/L J. V, WATSON)
(F/L .WATSON, the first of
the Radio Officer instructors of
AROS to do duty on the Pa-
cific airlift, has just returned
to -Clinton after a three-week
tour with 426 (Transport)
Squadron. During his stay with
the RCAF heavy transport
squadron, F/L Watson did one
round flight to Tokyo and re-
turn).
Almost every day e heavily
loaded North Star aircraft takes
off from McChord Field, Tacoma,
and heads northward on the first
leg of the long flight to Tokyo.
The first *top is seven hours
later at Anchorage, Alaska, where
the crews pause only long enough
for the aircraft to be refuelled.
As soon es Canadian and Ameri-
can ground crews, working side
by side in sub -zero• temperatures,
have serviced the aircraft, the
aircrews take off again on the
eight-hour flight -to Shemya in
the Aleutians. Here another crew
is waiting to take the aircraft to
Tokyo.
Normally, " crews spend two
days in the Japanese capital and
then start the long flight back
by the southern route, Wake
Island and Honolulu are the
southern refuelling bases and
their sunny beaches provide ' a
welcome change f'roin the cold
northern latitudes. Tfien, reluct-
anitly, the beeches of Waikiki are
left behind and course is set for
San FranCitaco and Tacoma.
Each RCAF crew now does two
round nips per month on the air-
lift and the North Stars are a
familiar sight to the UN detach-
ments scattered around the Pa-
cific, as the Squadron maintains'
its schedule in keeping with the
highest tradhtions of the RCAF
Transport Command,
Canada may well be proud of
the contribution that the "Thun-
derbird" Squadron is making to
the UN war effort, and RCAF
Clinton too may learn with pride
of her RO grad -dates who are
doing their share to make the
airlift a success.
Won DFM on Suicide Flight,
Held Prisoner in 21 Camps
(Ottawa Journal)
There's a new officer in charge
of the 412 Squadron signals sec-
tion et Rockcliffe air station, and
although, it's hard to get details
from him, a glance at the record
books reveals a lot of interesting
data,
He's F/O G. N. (Pat) Patter-
son, DFM, from Woodrow, Sask.,
and he was one of the first Can-
adians to be decorated in the
Second World War. The ribbon
of the Distinguished • Flying
Medal that he wears represents
the first DFM to be won by a
Canadian in the last war, He got
it the hard way --gas a crew mem-
ber aboard a Fairey Battle flying
a volunteer suicide mission to
bomb vital bridges across the
Albert Canal- in the Low Coun-
tries in May, 1940.
(F/0 Patterson graduated with
Telenoanenunications Course No.
4 from R and C School, Clinton,
in December, 1950.)
Born in Woodrow in March,
1919, F/0 Patterson enlisted in
the RAF in 1938 and trained as
a wireless air -gunner. On out-
break of war he joined No. 12
Squadron, RAF, and moved to
France early in September, with
the rank of aircraftsman
He put in some 20 operations,
dropping leaflets and bombs, and
on May 12, volunteers were called
to fly a suicide strike against
the bridges across the Albert
Canal, "to stem the German ad-
vance. Five Battles took off on
the operation, and aboard one of
them was F/O Patterson, whose
job was to operate the wireless
equipment and man the aft
machine gun,
The bridges were attacked in
the face of heavy fire, and F/0
Patterson's aircraft dropped its
bomb load on one of them, while
beitrg attacked by enemy Me -109
lighters. Patterson shot down
three of them, but his aircraft
was set on fire and the pilot
ordered Patterson. and the nevi -
gator -bomb aimer to bail out.
When r'e jumped from the air -
awe
craft Patterson smashed his left
foot and right arm on thee plane's
tail section. As luck would have
it, he landed in the courtyard of
a hospital at Liege, in Belgium,
and was given ianmeeliate medical
attention. Shortly atter, t he
Germans entered the city and
Patterson began a five-year per-
iod as a POW.
He wen held in 21 different
prison camps and hospitals dur-
ing his long imprisonment by the
Germans, and took pant in the
lengthy marches through Ger-
many forced upon POW's as the •
Allies approached. He worked
on the famous escape tunnel at
the Stalag Luft 3, was shot at
by Allied aircraft, and was shot
at by Germans. •
In 1945, alter five long years,
he was released from lrrlson camp
and transferred to the RCAF,
Alter returning to Canada he
left the air force and enrolled
et the University of Saskatche-
wan, emerging four years later
with a degree in engineering.
He rejoined the RCAF and
before coming to Rockcliffe was
on course at Clineon, where the
RCAF's Radar and Communica-
tions School is situated.
F/0 Patterson was awaFded the
DFM for his pant in the Monet-
-richt bridge attack, Out of the
five planes which took pant, only
one retureed. That was the air-
craft in which Patterson had been
flying, his pilot managing to get
the flaming aircraft back behind
the Allied lines where he made e
forced landing. The other four
were shot down. The operation
resulted in the first aerial VC's
of the war, the awards going to
the pilot and navigator of the
leading Battle in the formation.
BABY SHOWER HELD
A baby shower was held Fri-
day, February 9, at the home of
Mrs. William Hamilton, 49 Win-
nipeg Rd., in honor of Mrs. Don
McLeish, Clinton. Eight guests
were present.
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