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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1951-06-07, Page 8PAGE EIGHT si CLINTON NEWS-ROCORD RCAF To Hold Open House Saturday, June 9 RCAF event and operations during the past year are depicted in this photo -montage and will be recalled when the RCAF holds its annual Air Force Day at air stations across the Dominion on Saturday, June 9, including RCAF Station, Clinton. (1) Presently the front line combat aircraft of the USAF in Korea. the F-86 Sabre is being manufactured in Canada for the RCAF and will be used as a day -fighter. (2) First squadron tb go overseas for advanced training was 421 Red Indian Squadron, from Chatham, N.B. Caught by the camera in a happy mood is one of the squadron's armourers on his way to load a Vampire's guns. (3) Also taking to the skies in the past year was the Canadian -designed -and -built CF -100 Canuck, the RCAF's new all-weather twin -jet fighter. (4) Since joining the Korean airlift last July, 426 Thunderbird Squadron has rolled up a remarkable record and has flown more than 14 million accident free miles. Here, one of the squadron's North Stars is shown over Tokyo, on its way to Haneda Air Base just outside the city. (5) Keen interest was displayed in the new uniform fashions for women entering the RCAF following the announcement that women would be recruited for the Regular RCAF. At a fashion show held at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ottawa, the various uniforms were on parade for the public. Three models in the photo show the summer slacks for women in specified trades, the sports costume—T-shirt and shorts, and the summer dress uniform. (6) Canada's contribution to the North Atlantic Pact began to bear fruit last month when seventy-seven European and twenty-four Canadian aircrew trainees received their wings under the NATO plan. Typical of European students, this Dutch student -pilot is shown boarding a Harvard trainer for an exercise in aerobatics.—National Defence Photo. RCAF ;PO,�uNE PA R ruRp SA Visit st RCAF Station Clinton i J. G. McLAY Manager 4 The Royal Bank of Canada t AIR FORCE DAY SATURDAY JUNE 9 Visit Clinton RCAF Station =`vim L. G. WINTER REAL ESTATE Phones: Business 448 Residence 599J atc- MODERN FARMING DEPENDS UPON POWER EQUIPMENT The ability of Canadian farmers to "deliver the' goods" is due in a veryt large degree to their skill and eagerness in adapting modern mechanized equipment to their operations. Now, more than ever before, farmers are looking to machines to help them overcome the scarcity and high cost of farm labor, to get the work done quickly and at low operating cost, and to main- tain and increase production. Through continuous research and engineering Massey -Harris has developed new and improved tractors, , combines and power machines which prove helpful to users in establishing more efficient farm operation. RCAF Air Security / National Security 'b FORCE DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Herman's Men's Wear Phone 224W CLINTON AIR FORCE DAY SAT., JUNE 9 LIMITED optIATEfts L SERVICE Get There Safely! CALL 110 ASHTON'S TAXI THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1951. ^, In The Air Force "COMRADES IN ARMS" prepared by the Directorate of Public Relations Air Force Day this year finds the RCAF's 426 Thunderbird Squadron in its eleventh month on the worlds- largest aerial lift of troops end supplies — the Korean Airlift, Since last July, the Thunder- birds . have carried more than 2,900 troops to reinforce the• Unit- ed Nations "in the Far East. In addition, close to a 1,000 'bons of vital war supplies, including rockets, ammunition. blood plasma and small arms, have been flown across the Pacific for use in Korea. Passengers aboard the RCAF planes on the lift have not been limited to troops. Numer- ous important officials of Canada and the United States have been transported to Tokyo by the Thunderbirds. The big, four -engined North Stars used by the Canadians have proved themselves excellent workhorses on this rugged airlift operation. Starting from McChord field, near Tacoma, Washington, the Canadian planes fly to Anch- orage, Alaska. refuel and bake on, fresh crews, Next stop is Sherr ya, in the Aleutians, a fog en- shrouded piece of rock sticking out of the Northern Paoific. From the Aleutians, the Thunderbirds head down into Japan and nor- mally land at Haneda a'i'rifield, outside Tokyo. Sometimes' when strong winds are against them, the RCAF aircraft stop at Mis- awa, in Northern Japan. before going on to the Tokyo airport. Return flight for the airlift is usually through Wake Island, Honolulu, and San Francisco, al- though when the lift first began, the Canadian a n d American planes came home the same way they went out. Overall distance for the round trip is 15,000 miles and the Thunderbird squadron: has now rolled up more than 14.000,000 accident -free miles. Canadian grounderew"•liave won the plaudits of USAF officials for their lcnowhow. The sparkling record that 426 squadron has rung up is in no small way due to the hard work and.• ability of the servicing crews at 1V1cChord, An- chorage, Tokyo and JIonolulu. Be- cause of the difference in engine types on the aircraft flown by the Canadians and Americans — the RCAF North Stars use Rolls Royce Merlins while the USAF transport planes are powered by Pratt and Whitney engines—air- lift officials decided to locate detachments of. Canadian ground - crews along the routes to service the North Stars. This has meant that the men who usually have to sit on the home field and watch the air crews making off for far -distant lands are seeing these places for themselves. Commander of 426 Squadron is Wing Commander J. K. F. Mac- Donald, 34, Antigonish, N.S., a wartime coastal command and bomber pilot, who recently re- placed W/C C. H. Mussel's, 30, Montreal. SATURDAY JUNE P- is AIR FORCE DAY Next Saturday, Canada's Air Force will be on parade—for you, your family and your friends.' There, for you to see, will be special ground and air displays and exhibits showing new RCAF equipment' and training facilities. COME AND SEE YOUR AIR FORCE, IN ACTION Gy,•. meet the men who keep up its great tradiiion ... and see) the RCAF at work. Saturday, June the 9th, is the day when Royal Canadian Air Force Stations across the country will say "Welcome" to 1 hundreds of thousands of Canadians. You'll get a real thrill) when you see your Air Force in action on Saturday afternoon.J, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. CAF Station Clinton Commencing at 1.30 p.m. (DST) PROGRAMME 1330 Hours 1. TRACK AND FIELD MEET - - - - Sports Field includes Ladies' and Kiddies' races. 1400 Hours 2. EXHIBITION SOFTBALL GAME - - - Spo'rts Field Blyth All -Stars vs. RCAF Station, Clinton. 1530 Hours 3. EXHIBITION BASEBALL GAME - - - Sports Field Listowel vs. RCAF Station, Clinton. 1500 to 1800 Hours 4. MOVIES — CARTOONS - - - Station Theatre 1330 to 1700 Hours 5. MODEL AIRFIELD Sports Field Over 20 Aircraft including Remote Control models. 1330 to 1700 Hours 6. REFRESHMENT BOOTHS Sports Field FIRST AID BOOTH Sports held KIDDIES — FREE PONY RIDES FREE — KIDDIES 1330 to 1700 Hours 7. GUIDED MISSILE DISPLAY ' - - Recreation Centre 1330 to 1700 Hours 8. RADIO REMOTE CONTROL DEMONSTRATION Recreation Centre 1330 to 1700 Hours 9. DISPLAY OF SEARCH AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT - - - - - - - Recreation Centre 10. FLYING DISPLAY DURING THE AFTERNOON— Harvards Dakotas Expeditors Mustangs 1900 Hours 11. MONSTER BINGO Recreation Centre 1900 Hours 12. CEREMONIAL ENSIGN LOWERING Parade Square 2100 - 0100 Hours 13. STATION DANCE - - - - - Recreation Centre JOHNNY 'DOWNS' ORCHESTRA DOOR PRIZES