Historical Narrative
2401 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit (Aux) Montreal, PQ.
1 June 1957 to 30 November 1957
1 Jun 57
RTTP Phase I examinations are held. Out of 88, 87 qualify for Phase II training.
Nursing Sister J Bouffard has been selected for Special Duty with 1 Air Division HQ. She is proceeding to 1 Fighter Wing for three months.
Summer Camp training is opened. Approximately 60 officers and 20 airmen and airwomen are to attend for one or two weeks.
20 Jun 57
Pay parade. Weekly training at unit HQ ceases until September.
28 Jun 57
F/L RL Cross, RSO, gets his permanent commission.
1 Jul 57
No promotions for Auxiliary officers.
2 Jul 57
89 RTTP trainees (87 who passed Phase I at this Sqn plus 1 Air Cadet and 1 RTTP transferred from Quebec) start Phase II training. S/L WFC Barrie and F/L JP Gervais from this unit are respectively OC and CI. F/L Pitcairn from 5000 IU (Aux) is attached to the sqn as Adjt for RTTP School. Eight regular force airmen who have just completed the SIT course at Trenton are posted here as instructors.
7 Ftr COps proceed to Lac St Denis for 2 months Special Duty.
1 Aug 57
F/O Smith A/Pilot from #1 Overseas Ferry Unit is transferred to our Sqn on disbandment of latter unit and employed on administrative duties against Regular Force establishment.
4008 Medical Unit (Aux) equipment and offices are now located on the second floor of this building.
26 Aug 57
Group 1 Ftr COp examinations are held for RTTP trainees. Out of the 89 who started Phase II training, 66 remain and write examinations. 64 pass. Of these 64 successful candidates, 48 join the Auxiliary, 3 join ROTP, 8 join URTP, 3 Air Cadets return to their respective unit and 7 are released.
5 Sep 57
Fall training resumes. Staff positions will be held by the following officers:
| CO | W/C JL Bourke |
| CAdO | F/L JL Daley |
| PAdO | F/O HC DeCorwin |
| CTrainO | F/L DA Skelly |
| CI | F/L W Fletcher |
| CTechSO | F/L JP Gervais |
| SMO | F/L HS Samuels |
| SAO | F/O D Deeks |
There is no recruiting of new members this fall due to a new policy issued by AFHQ which affects the present establishment. The new establishment which will be effective 1 Feb 58, will bring the officers' strength down to 73, 55 of which will be FtrC; other ranks strength will be reduced to 172 of which 120 will be Ftr COp. As these new figures have to be attained by 1 Feb 58, recruiting is replaced by the release of all personnel in excess of above figures. The purpose of this new policy is to allow the unit to concentrate on the training of personnel available so as to produce at an early date an operational return of trained personnel.
A new policy on movements of personnel on TD is also issued and will affect weekend training at parent unit: GMT becmes the only approved means of transportation for TD. One vehicle is loaned to the Sqn and therefore it becomes possible for a maximum of only 8 people to proceed to parent unit at a time. A few officers have to obtain ME6 to drive vehicle.
24 Sep 57
This Mess holds a Summer Camp Party in the Officers' Mess of Lac St Denis.
Oct 57
Due to the Queen's visit, the October Trade Board is postponed to the 3 November.
During the month of October, Fighter Controllers of this unit complete 107 synthetic intercepts on night training at the unit, 80 live and 130 synthetic at Lac St Denis.
F/L Moore and F/L Fletcher complete local FtrC course.
3 Nov 57
Trade Board is held. Fifteen Ftr C write Phase I examinations. Nine AC's and AW's representing the following trades also write: Clk Acc, Sup Tech, Clk Steno, AFP, Ftr COp.
22 Nov 57
Mess Dinner is being held in the Officers' Mess. The guest of honour is W/C AG Lawrence, DFC, AFC, CD, from ADC. Also invited are the COs of Auxiliary units in Montreal and a few officers from Lac St Denis.
During the month of November: 105 synthetic intercepts have been carried out at the unit HQ.
F/Ls Clitheroe, Butcher, Phelps, FOs Derick and James complete the Ftr C course.
(WF Barrie) S/L
CO, 2401 AC&W Sqn (Aux)