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Reserve Aircraft and Warning Units


2403 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit
Calgary, Alberta


2403 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit (Auxiliary) Calgary was formed on 1 June 1952 and never received the designator Reserve as was common to most of the other Auxiliary AC&W units. All of the Auxiliary squadrons and units, no matter what their type, had been renamed from Reserve to Auxiliary on 1 November 1951. The personnel and equipment, the AMES-11C radar, to form 2403 AC&WU had come from the Auxiliary and Regular personnel of the Radar Section of No. 403 (FB) Squadron (Auxiliary) which was also located at Calgary. The unit reported to Air Defence Command through Tactical Air Group which later became Tactical Air Command. On 16 November 1953, the unit began to report directly to ADC.

Narrative reports on the Pinetree Line web site confirm that 2403 AC&W Squadron was active at RCAF Station Foymount, ON in 1953.

On 1 December 1953, the unit became 2403 AC&W Squadron (Auxiliary). One of the Regular AC&W Squadrons, that 2403 AC&W Squadron supported, was 32 AC&W at Foymount. Unit personnel were also deployed to such exotic locations as Watson Lake in the Yukon and RCAF Station Sea Island in Vancouver. 243 AC&W Squadron was disbanded on 1 June 1961.



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  1. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1960 to 30 November 1960.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  2. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1959 to 31 May 1960.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  3. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1959 to 30 November 1959.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  4. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1958 to 31 May 1959.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  5. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1958 to 30 November 1958.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  6. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1957 to 31 May 1958.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  7. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1957 to 30 November 1957.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  8. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1956 to 31 May 1957.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  9. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1956 to 30 November 1956.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  10. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1955 to 31 May 1956.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  11. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1955 to 30 November 1955.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  12. Organization Order R3.0.30.2 - 28 December 1954.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  13. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1954 to 31 May 1955.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  14. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1954 to 30 November 1954.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  15. Organization Order 75/53 - 4 November 1953.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  16. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1953 to 30 November 1953.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  17. Historical Narrative - 1 December 1952 to 31 May 1953.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  18. Historical Narrative - 1 June 1952 to 30 November 1952.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  19. Organization Order 40/52 - 29 April 1952.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.



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