Clinton News-Record, 1951-04-05, Page 9'THURS'DAY, APRIL 5, 1951
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE NINE
Stalion nd Actasiral F/S A. Station PRO
P OENZIC 1 '� O o.22
TODAY, WE SAX FAREWELL to two members of Station
Minton. Boni of these gentlemen, in their own way, have con-
tributed something to'' he build-up of RCAF Station, Clinton,.
and R and C S, which has taken place over thelest two or
three years. '
Evidence • of the expansion taking plaice in the RCAF is
shown by the two trausreees represented here: one to the Armament
Research and Development Establishment at Velcartier, PQ; the
other to the Central Flying School at Trenton. It also it inter-
•.esting to note the divergence in trained ability drcr only two men,
which, spread over the entire organization, indicates the great
'versa -111W y of this service.
Both will be a loss to their respective Messes. But GARDE
and CFS will yain. Our only hope is that their replacements
.will turn out to be as valuable in turn.
WS 11. M. 1VIOSSIP, BEM, GM Section
Self-styled the "Perpetual Flight", Harry B2ossip was horn
cin Thorndale, • Ont., in 1905, the son of a Methodist minister, I•Ie
Lived 30 yeers in the province of Saskatchewan, 15 of whdoh he_
.spent as a school teacher.
Due to inborn versatility, several other trades were develop-
ed during civilian. life including art, carpentry, decorating, brew-
ing and distilling, golfing and secretarial and administative work.
He, joined the RCAF in 1940 and has had courses as 'Armament
'Technician, Armament. Instruotor, Gun Turrets, Modern Bomb
Carriers, Bomb Sights, Air 13ombtng Instructor, the last three of
these at the Empire Ail: Armament School at Manby, Englanll
Be instructed at the ,Air Armament_ School et Mountain View,
Ont., from 1941 until 1947 with breaks in 1943 for courses apt
EAE, England, and operations with 6 Bomber Group in 1945,
returning to Canada with 427 Squadron to Greenwood, NS, and
hack again to AAS, Mountain. View.
F/S Mossip was .married in 1925 and has two boys, one of
whom entered the RCAF' in 1947. Since that year, F/S Moselp
has been employed at Clinton in the GM Section but his valuable
services have been shared by almost everyone else on the Settation.
'The elaborate wings and RCAF crest in the Roundel Terrace are
an example of his handicraft as well as much of the decorating
for the many social . events 'there and in the Sergeants' Mess.
'F/S Mosaip has been transferred, effective the 2nd of April, to
the Canadian Armament' Research and Development Establish-
ment at Valctartier, P.Q,, 'where, bio doubt, his many talents will
he welcomed.
F/L R. A, B. ELLIS, Station Adjutant
The son of a minister, Rev. R. W. Ellis, Th.D., Manotick, Ont.,
'F'/1, R. A. B. Ellis was educated in Ontario and was bandmaster
•of school bands in the province of Quebec for two years before
.joining the RCAF iri 1941.
He graduated .as a °pilott with commission at Hagersville, Ont.,
in 1942 and after an instructor's course, was posted to staff of
13 SETS, St. Hubert, PQ. Successive postings in wartime were
Uplands, North Battleford, Calgary, Rivers and Central Flying
' School, Trenton --all as a flying instructor, flight commander or
examining ,officer. •
in 1946, he retired from the RCAF es a F/L and attended
'the University of Toronto summer session but came back to the
"RCAF in the same year to CES. Ile helped to launch the Flying
'Training 'School at 'Centralia in 1947 and was testing officer there
until posted to Clinton as Adjutant two years ago. The new post-
ing is .again back to CFS for the fifth time, nnnaking the third
time on staff.
His log book shows 2,500 hours, almost entirely instructional
:and the student's column shows such names as Vaicke, Kiska,
'Singh, Das, 'Shee, 'Ligflielm, Fraissinet, Woirin, Azerh, Aversenge,
Desmedt, Watczyszyn, Wojiechowski, Skrypnky, Schnittzler and
O'Grady. He taught flying to students from Australia, Canada,
•Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland, France, Poland, Mexico, Jam-
aica, India, New Zealand, Great Britain end the United States.
Pupils came from all walks of life and social levels, from a
Belgian prince to an Australian aborigine, He was awarded hon-
orary wings of the Free French Air Force by the government
of France for services 'rendered in training French pilots in Canada.
At: the time of posting to Clinton in 1949 he was qualified
as A-1 category instructor qn single and twin -engine aircraft
and held standard pilot's instrument rating (green card), being
one of about a dozen officers then in the RCAF holding those
qualifications Simultaneously.` This transfer to -Centtral Fllying
School, the "Normal School for RCAF pilots, is part of a large -
'wale recall of postwar instructors from administrative posts. The
purpose is to train the new instructors who will staff our flying
schools now being set up for training of pilots from the North
Atlantic Treaty countries. Some NATO students are already re-
- oeiving training in Canada, end the first group of these lads
to graduate from a Canadian school will receive their Wings at
en elaborate ceremony at Centralia in Mayt
a toFlo Ann McDonald a high-school classmate t
Married ha
Montreal in 1943, they have two children, 'Virginia, two, and
Donald, five months. The family will remain' at 5 Victoria Blvd.,
Adastral Park, until accommodation is obtained at Trenton.
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RCAF "Flights" "Shoot" Maitland in Rubber' Dinghy
Two Flight -sergeants from RCAF Station, Clinton, and a Goderieh businessmen, are seen
here in their rubber dinghy completing a 60 -mile trip on the Maitland River from Wingham
to Benmdiler Wednesday last. Leat to right .are F/S Charles A. Mason; F/S Donald G. Thorn-
ton, and Walter Rathburn, Goderieh;
-RCAF Photo-Epgraving courtesy The London Free Press
Fame Gained By Popular "Flights"
In "Shooting" Turbulent Maitland
(By Special Correspondent)
Three damp, tired but satisfied
guys climbed out of their five -
man rubber dinghy at Benmiller
Wednesday night alter complete
ing a near -60 -mile trip from
Wingham entirely by "one -
stream -power" an the Maitland
River.
The three principals Invdlved
were F/S Charles A. Mason and
F/S Don Thornton, RCAF Sta-
tion, Clinton, and Walt Rathburn,
Goderieh.
Shoving off from Wingham at
8 a.m. Wednesday morning the
going was smooth end fast as far
as Auburn. Three miles east of
Auburn, the trio got their first
inkling of the notoriety they were
creating when from the river
bank two small boys shouted
queries regarding their identity.
On being informed that they
were indeed the three who had
set out from Wingham that morn-
ing, the boys called their thanks
and offered the information that
they had to run and phone CKNX
who were waiting for position
reports from anyone who sighted
ber dinghy required much skill
i and manoeuvering to remairn
aright. Only one stop was made
and that to attempt to shake out
a tree'd-up 'coon spotted en
voyage. Most of the time was
spent in steering their practically
unsteerable water vehicle, con-
suming large quantities of sand-
wiches and bottled coffee, and
attempting to keep reasonably
dry.
By dusk, a heavy fog had set -
tied down over the river pro -
From This point on the going
became quite rough and the rub -
the drifting three.
hibiting spotting from the chore
and making navigation difficult.
By dark the three were piloting
completely by ear, judging banks,
waterfalls and rocks as the sound
of the rushing water rose and fell.
.At approximately 8.45 p.m.,
they hove within flashlight view
of Benmr bridge brit a and were
greeted by about 50 of the local
populace including Mrs. Walt
Rathburn with the car end much
advice regarding abandonment of
the voyage as far as Goderieh
RCAF PERSONALS
Darlene Forkheim celebrated
here fifth birthday with a party
on Merch 29. Fourteen children
attended.
LAC Michaud, Mrs, Michaud
and fam-ily spent a few days vis-
iting his sister and friends in
Woodstock.
Miss Irene King, Goderich,
spent three days visiting with
Miss Roberta MacKenzie, 5 To-
ronto Blvd,
Stevie Kechnie, ison of Cpl. and
Mrs. G. Kechnie, 25 Regina Rd.,
returned home from Paris, Ont,,
where he had been visiting for
the past three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Torrie,
Niagara Falls, NY, spent the
weekend with their son-in-law
and daughter, Cpl• and Mrs. Lloyd
Dell, Adastral Park. Master
James Torrie returned home with
them after spending Raster week
here.
0
No. 110 City of Toronto Squad-
ron arrived in the United King-
dom February 25, 1940.
Squadron Leader (now Group
Captain) E. A. McNab scored the
RCAF's first aerial victory in the.
Rattle of Britain,
36 Airmen Promoted
To Higher Ranks
Thirty-six promotions of air-
men to higher rank were an-
nounced by the Commanding Of-
ficer, W/C R. F. Miller, on Mon -
clay, April 2.
From Leading Aircraftsman to
Corporal -LAC A. Stadnyle, LAC
A. C. Gunnell, LAC W. M, Reid,
LAC T. D. .Hughes, LAC D. R.
Iii'ilier, LAC 1i, L. Fretts, LAC
S. W. J. McCartney, LAC T. V.
Ogilvie, LAC R. L. Faulkner,
LAC A. S. Dela, LAC A. Fair-
bairn, LAC J. H. Beare, LAC J.
L. R. G, Frechette, LAC B. H.
Andrew, LAC J. A. Sigurdson,
LAC C. H. Jackson LAC A. J.
Petry, LAC T. J. Michaud, •LAC
L. 0. G. Stengel, LAC F. X.
Babin, LAC C. R. Grady, LAC
D. G. Doonan, LAC K. A. Orton,
From Corporal to Sergeant -Cpl,
R. W. Hipgrave, Cpl. E. J. Plum-
mer, Cpl. W. G. Fox, Cpl. W. J.
Stooke, Cpl. D. N. Lyne, Cpl. R.
A. Buttler, Cpl. E. R. Johnston,
Cpl. F. M. MacKay, Cpl. J. C.
McAllister, Cpl. H. S. Belliveau,
Cpl. G H. Ramsay, Cpl. F. W.
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The boys wish to thank radio
station CKNX (UN -FM) for the
watchful eye and careful track-
ing instituted, and also ell those
interested parties who turned out
to check their progress &even-
strcam. They declare that the
five -man dinghy is absolutely
river -worthy (more so 'than a
canoe or skiff) and also wish
to refute any statements made
that the voyage was the result
of a wager.
It was simply a Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn expedition of the type.
undertaken by any other three
red-blooded Canadian boys!
RCAF Badminton
Tourney A Success
(By Sgt. Jim Heffel)
The first RCAF Station Bad-
minton Tournament proved an
outstanding success over the
weekend when. more than 100
entries, comprised of both RCAF
and civilians Station personnel,
battled with the "bird.'
Fallowing the ,final matches, all
personnel proceeded to the Ale-
men's Lounge where a very at-
tractive and a highly enjoyable
banquet was held. Prizes were
presented to the winners; they
were well distributed to both the
Station "B" and "C" clubs and
civilians participating.
The life of the panty proved to
be a .one other than Mrs, Agnes
Mason, who was demonstrating
her ability as a . ballet danker,
The active committee compris-
ed the following . personnel: F/S
Bruce Kennedy, !F/S Bill Re-
fausse, Sgt. Jim Heffel, Sgt. Jack
Varaleau and Mrs. Agnes Mason.
Detailed Results
Tournament results semi-finals
and finals in all events were as
follows:
Ladies' :,singles -" semi-finals -
B. Jackson defeated K. Cotton,
14-i2, 11-13, 11-5; A. Mason de-
feated 1. Mills, 11-5, 11-1; final-
B, Jackson defeated A. Mason,
11-8, 11-7; consolation - semi-
finals -T. MacKay defeated G.
Wood, 8-11, 11-9, 14-10; final
T. MacKay defeated A, King,
11-6, 9-11, 11-9.
Ladies' doubles -semi -finals -
A. Mason and A. Somers defeated
K. Cotton and G. Wood, 15-11,
15-13; B. Jackson and T. Refausse
defeated I. Mills and P. Kennedy,
15-4, 15-6; final: B. Jackson and
T. Refausse defeated A. Mason
end A. Somers, 15-10, 15-9; con-
solation -final -T. MacKay and I.
Maloney . defeated A. King and
T. Parrish, 10-151 18-14, '15-7.`...
Men's singles - semi-finals -.T.
Varaleau defeated B. Fitzsim-
mons, 15-5, 15-3; H. Bennett de-
feated D. Alden, 15-2, 15-2; final
-11 Bennett defeated J, Varaleau,
15-3, 15-7; consolation semi-
finals - P, Morris defeated D.
Lewis, 15-2, 15-4; L. Villenuve
defeated G. Jackson, 15-8, 15-3;
final -L. Villenuve defeated P.
Morris, 15-6, 15-7.
1\len's:doubles-semi-finals-D.
Monroe and B. Meyer defeated.
J. Heffel and G. _Machan, 15-9,
18-16; H. Bennett and B. Somers
defeated L. Villenuve and R. Le-
Clair, 15-6, 15-8; final -H: Ben-
nett and B. Somers defeated D.
Monroe end B. Meyer, 11-15, 15-
10, 15-10; consoletion-semi-final
-B. Fitzsimmons and D. Lewis
defaulted B. Fife and R. Cantin;
final -B. Fife and R. Canthi de-
feated M. - Madsen and P. Min-
eault, 15-10, 13-15, 18-14.
Mixed doubles-semi-finels-H.
Bennett and T. Refausse defeat- ,
ed D. Monroe and A. Mason, 15-7,
15-12; B. Somers end' B. Jackson
defeated B. Refausse and T. Par-
rish, 15-10, 15-8; final -H. Ben-
nett and T. Refausse defeated B.
Somers and B. Jackson, 15-8, 10-
15, 15-9; consolation -semi-finals
-J. Heffel and A. King defeated
G. Machan and T. MacKay, 15-
10, 15-9; B. Fitzsimmons and G,
Wood defeated M. Madsen and I,
Mills, 17-14, 15-8; fined -J. Hef-
fel and A.'King defeated B. Fitz-
simmons and G. Wood, 15-11,
18-16:
A total of 48 RCAF Squadrons
served overseas during the Sec-
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