2424 AC&W Unit (Auxiliary)
Hamilton, ONT

National Archives of Canada


Daily Diary
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
1 January 1956 to 31 May 1956

1 Jan 56

Standdown

2 Jan 56

Lac Borris and McKenzie on duty. Balance support staff on New Year's Leave.

3 Jan 56

Building cleanup, clearing wires in Building for changes on Intercom System. Balance routine normal.

4 Jan 56

Routine normal.

5 Jan 56

Reg Aux parade. Nominal Rolls taken for GCI Weekend at Edgar. FtrCOps on lectures.

6 Jan 56

Preparations for changes in RTTP this summer, new syllabus discussed. Balance routine normal. All routine reports checked.

7 Jan 56

Standdown for 1/2 support staff.

8 Jan 56

Aux parade. Synthetic GCI indoctrination for new Controllers.

9 Jan 56

Routine normal. Prepare Ops Order for Edgar weekend. Call Command re course at Clinton on 15-JID Trainer.

10 Jan 56

Routine normal.

11 Jan 56

Schedules of Training, revised to corelate with Movements of Sqn. Building cleanup, proceed with change of intercom system and reallocation of space in building.

12 Jan 56

Reg Aux Parade. CO and F/O Stock meet regarding RTTP planning FtrCOp indoctrination courses for 1956. New prospectus to be submitted to S/L Prince on 28 Jan 56. Fighter Controllers on synthetic trainer and lectures, FtrCOps on Operations Exercises and lectures.

13 Jan 56

Routine normal, F/O Stock depart for Edgar.

14 Jan 56

27 all ranks report to Edgar, 16 officer and 11 ACs. 22 live intercepts completed. Balance of personnel employed in static positions.

15 Jan 56

2424 Sqn depart for Hamilton and report Hamilton 1930 hrs.

16 Jan 56

Prepare and post records for GCI week-end posting, pricing Claims, Controllers Log books brought up to date.

17 Jan 56

Routine normal. Building cleanup. Inventory checks on UBA 10 and 24 and 44. Inventory 10 completed, no shortages.

18 Jan 56

Prospectus for RTTP roughed out for approval. Balance routine normal, Advised Cpl Davey transferred Mont Apica eff 3 Mar 56, LAC Ayers Radar Tech transferred in from Gander eff 13 Feb 56.

19 Jan 56

Reg Aux parade, crew and duty crew, F/L Lundy to prepare list for GCI weekend. AS/FtrC briefed on AW tactics to be placed in current use on day intercepts for AW RT practice.

20 Jan 56

Routine normal. Circuit #1 intercom completely installed. Inventory #24 building check completed.

21- 22 Jan 56

Standdown

23 Jan 56

Routine normal. Operations Order prepared for GCI weekend 28029 Jan.

24 Jan 56

121 RCAC Sqn Annual Inspection attended by S/L Bayley and F/O Stock. Balance routine normal.

25 Jan 56

Advances claims drawn for Sqn movement to Edgar for 28-29 Jan 56.

27 Jan 56

F/O Stock depart for Edgar. Additional computors drawn and added to Inventory 44. Routine normal, building inspection.

28 Jan 56

18 all ranks report to Edgar, 11 FtrCops and 7 AWs. Seven live intercepts.

29 Jan 56

W/x bad. Officers lectures and reviews on ASIs. ACs employed in Static positions. Depart for Hamilton 1730 hrs, arrive 1930 hrs.

30 Jan 56

Entire summer schedules for RTTP completed and submitted to S/L Prince and S/L Wilson for approval.

31 Jan 56

Routine normal. Radar returns submitted. Muster of publication and building returns for the quarter, building cleanup.

1 Feb 56

Building Returns Promulgated. Accidental Injury Report on LAC Borris submitted to CO for signature.

2 Feb 56

Reg Aux Parade.

3 Feb 56

Routine normal. Cpl Cyke, LAC Borris, and McKenzie on duty till 1200 hrs. PM standdown. Checked with S/L Wilson re AC Coleman release or leave of absence on call fm F/L Jackson.

4 Feb 56

Standdown.

5 Feb 56

Reg Aux Parade. Routine normal. F/L Clow turned in all information regarding next Edgar Training trip.

6 Feb 56

Routine normal. Radar Mainenance Weekly report sent out. F/L Robbins reported in.

7 Feb 56

Replaced torn tarpaulin on diesel, make-shift arrangement until new tarpaulin arrives. Cpl Davey did diesel run-up check.

8 Feb 56

OpsO 3/56 completed for GCI weekend. CO advised party to detailed on 11&12 Feb only. No advance party with exception of F/O Stock, Reg Sup Officer.

9 Feb 56

Reg Aux Parade. Check on Comm Tech course for 3050 TTU. Interview with F/L McLean regarding technical Trg Comm Techs. Working synthetics with F/L Ardeline during afternoon. Recommendation made up by F/O Stock for AC Berry for Entry to P. Forces.

10 Feb 56

Routine normal. Standdown at 1200 hrs. LAC Borris to Guelph air cadet sqn with raincoats.

11 Feb 56

Standdown.

12 Feb 56

Cpl Dyke lecture and conduct tour of building for university Sqn personnel. Informed of LAC McKenzie's operation.

13 Feb 56

Routine normal. Weekend training at RCAF Edgar, lectures on Angle off Lead Collision and AS12/5 w-x Snowstorm.

14 Feb 56

Routine normal. Building cleanup. LAC Ayers Rdr Tech from Gander reported in, interviewed, assigned to Workshops with Cpl Davey.

15 Feb 56

Lines of communication checked within building, arrange new Intercom system between lecture rooms on North side of building. Balance routine normal.

16 Feb 56

Reg Aux parade. CO advised Maintenance schedules at Edgar cut into our GCI weekend. CO requests cancellation signal be sent to ADCHQ. RCAF Edgar advised. R211As distributed for completion 24 Feb 56. Balance of training as per schedule.

17 Feb 56

Routine normal. Standdown 1200 hrs.

18 Feb 56

Standdown.

19 Feb 56

Aux parade. Assignment of classes for Officer's Qualifying Examinations. R211As under way for Airmen. Review ASIs and Synthetic GCI trainer.

20 Feb 56

Routine normal. Continue process on F/O Alstons retirement. Installation of intercomm system from Guard Room commenced.

21 Feb 56

Continue installation of intercom system. Radar returns sent in. Balance routine normal.

22 Feb 56

Routine normal. Advise RCAF Edgar of cancellation of Edgar Weekend. Continue R211A for Airmen.

23 Feb 56

R211As Airmen completed. Second intercom completed. Arranged interviews for CO with six Flying Officers. Received formal application for release F/O Alston.

24 Feb 56

Reg Aux parade. Review of Officers Qual Examinations. FtrCOp training as per schedule. CO meeting with COpsO, Ops 1 and SupO. Interviews with six officers. Discussion with CO regarding Tech Training in Tech trades, no decision reached.

25 Feb 56

Standdown.

26 Feb 56

Officers for Qualifying Exam and crew schedules for weekend training on parade. LAC Ayers support airman on duty.

27 Feb 56

Routine normal. Locked key box set up in hallway entrance to Bldg. LAC Borris received signal No Blocks from 16 WgHQ.

28 Feb 56

Cpl Davey commencing voucher action on compass (landing) missing from Ames II Convoy, F/L Ronald notified. Weekly radar maintenance report sent out. LAC Ayers working on direction indicator covers for 15-JID.

29 Feb 56

Routine normal. Cpl Davey to Hamilton to have vouchers signed by F/L Ronald. LAC Ayers completed direction indicator covers.

1 Mar 56

Reg Aux parade. Initial preparation made for next Edgar trip. Cpl Davey cleared from 2424 ASU on posting to RCAF Stn Mont Apica.

2 Mar 56

Routine normal. 1200 hrs stand-down.

3 Mar 56

Stand-down.

4 Mar 56

Monthly Sunday Aux parade. Edgar Ops Order material turned in to Ops OR. Routine normal.

5 Mar 56

Fire check taken on Bldg, 4 corrections to be made LAC Ayers on re-calibration of 15-JID.

6 Mar 56

Routine normal. Ops Order stencil completed. LAC Ayers continuing on re-calibration of 15-JID. Weekly radar returns sent out.

7 Mar 56

Station facility list forwarded to ADC. LAC Ayers continuing re-calibration of 15-JID. Routine normal.

8 Mar 56

Reg Aux Parade. Completing Ops Order for GCI weekend.

9 Mar 56

Advance party F/O FA Stock and Cpl Dyke depart for Edgar.

10 Mar 56

Report for Duty 0830 hrs, F/L Farr i/c charge of 26. GCI intercepts completed, a/c RPT u/s. Main party 20 arrive 1000 hrs.

11 Mar 56

Controllers assigned to Static positions and GCI seven live intercepts and 6 synthetics. Lectures on ASI. General review of Qualifying Exams Apr 8. FtrCOps assigned to crews. Return to Hamilton 1700 hrs.

12 Mar 56

Returns on Weekend training completed. Claims and receipts actioned. Balance of routine normal.

13 Mar 56

Routine normal. Received Inventory. Surplus reports from SSO. Commence check on Scales of Issue. A38 cleanup.

14 Mar 56

Routine normal. Continue Inventory reports. Receive signals re commission from ranks AWs Chamberlain and Coltart. Advise CO of same.

15 Mar 56

Aux parade. Conference with CO re spring training schedule and attendance records. Arrange GCI Ops Order and training program.

16 Mar 56

Routine normal. Commence Ops Order for training weekend. Re-allocated room 24 as store-room for telecom equipment. Stand-down 1200 hrs. No parades this week-end.

19 Mar 56

Routine normal. Check on Inventory surplus reports. Commence moving Philco equipment to storage room 24.

20 Mar 56

Inventory surplus on Inventory 44 completed. Philco equipment being moved to room 24, balance routine normal.

21 Mar 56

Ops Order completed for GCI training weekend 24-25 Mar. Inventory surplus check on Inventory UBA 10 completed. Return vouchers made up, surpluses returned to Stores.

22 Mar 56

Reg Aux parade. Ops order for GCI weekend. Conference with CO regards training program. CO to 16 WgHQ for conference.

23 Mar 56

F/O Stock depart for Edgar. Balance routine normal.

24 Mar 56

Thirteen officers and 8 ORs report to Edgar at 1000 hours.

25 Mar 56

Routine same as Sat 20. Intercepts completed. Depart Edgar 1700 hrs.

26 Mar 56

Routine normal.

27 Mar 56

Building cleanup. Attendance records and report on Weekend fwd to WgHQ. Receive instructions from ADC for evaluation on Philco trainer.

29 Mar 56

Good Friday.

30 - 31 Mar 56

Standdown.

1 Apr 56

Easter standdown.

2 Apr 56

Standdown.

3 Apr 56

Routine normal. Building cleanup. Cpl Dyke return from leave. Signal to command re summer camp program.

4 Apr 56

Commence Ops Order 5/56 for GCI Training weekend.Conference with COpsO re Training of u/t controllers.

5 Apr 56

Reg Aux Parade. Details GCI training weekend complete. COs conference regarding attendance records, units are now to carry own records.

6 Apr 56

Advance party to Edgar. Twelve officers attending GCI and Indoctrination of five Phase I controllers.

7 Apr 56

Lectures and 4 officers assigned to Static positions. Conducted tour for new officers. F/L Farr evaluated Phase 2 by F/O Austin.

8 Apr 56

F/L Lunday, F/O Wignall evaluated Phase 2 by F/O Austin. F/O Stock SupO return to Hamilton for F/L Qualifying Exams.

9 Apr 56

Routine normal. Dates for Summer Camp received, CO advised, plans for small group. SupO to Falconbridge to discuss details in future.

10 Apr 56

Routine normal. Org directive 2/56 ADCHQ re Summer Camp available from WgHQ. Building cleanup. Check convoy for damage during wind storm 9 Apr.

11 Apr 56

Preparation for Aux pay parade. Balance routine normal.

12 Apr 56

Reg Aux Pay parade. Unit report to 3050 TTU for pay and return for organization of GCI weekend.

13 Apr 56

Advance party depart for Edgar. Balance staff stand-down 1200 hrs.

14 Apr 56

Standdown.

15 Apr 56

Officer's Qualifying Examination held at 3050 TTU, S/L Wilson and F/O Stock in attendance.

16 Apr 56

Receive signal re summer camp. Commence preparations of dates and Schedules available personnel.

17 Apr 56

Building cleanup. F/O Stock posted for Inventory #24. Independent check to commence when voucher action cleared.

18 Apr 56

Routine normal. Revisions made to Ops7 Order# 7/56 for GCI weekend.

19 Apr 56

Discussion of revising Training Office and records. F/O Stock attend CO's Conference at Wing HQ regard to Attendance Records. Records are to be returned to unit.

20 Apr 56

Advance party F/O Stock depart for Edgar. Balance staff standdown 1200 hrs. Routine normal.

21 Apr 56

11 Officers, 4 AC report to RCAF Edgar. Officers assigned to Static positions. Synthetic u/s. Mostly Surveillance Controlling w/x I 50 at HA.

22 Apr 56

Reassign controllers to GCI positions and Static positions. F/L Beatty Duty Controller nil. Intercept activity w/x v/s. Return to Hamilton 1930 hours.

23 Apr 56

Routine normal. Set up new Training Officer Cpl Dyke i/c Support Staff to include F/L Napper, P/O Chamberlain, F/L Ardeline.

24 Apr 56

Building inspection. Assign Duty Store Clerk to Stn Hamilton for 2 days on Clothing Liaison with Windsor to attempt a clothing parade for Students RTTP.

25 Apr 56

Routine normal.

26 Apr 56

Reg Aux Parade. CO's Conference Recommendations for Office promotions present F/L Beatty, F/L Ardeline. Further Business Conference with Wg Tech O on Training Records to established. Unit to handle progress Training records.

27 Apr 56

Morning routine normal. Standdown at 1200 hrs.

28 Apr 56

Stand down.

29 Apr 56

Conference with CO & Staff 2451 AC&W regarding Trainees to be posted from 2451 to 3050 RTTP for 1956. Details of transportation, accommodation, clothing etc finalized.

30 Apr 56

Routine normal. Commence Ops order 8/56 for GCI Training weekend 21 & 22 Apr.

1 May 56

Routine normal. Continue setting up Training Office & Inventory 24 check.

2 May 56

Routine normal. Check Convoy. Replace two tarpaulins, wind damaged.

3 May 56

Reg Aux Parade. Conference with CO re Summer Camp. F/O Wheeler appointed attendance Officer.

4 May 56

Routine normal. Advance Party to Edgar. Balance of Staff standdown 1200 hrs.

5 May 56

12 Officers, 50 R's report to RCAF Edgar, Surveillance Controlling on TR Range, five GCI with Redhot, synthetics under Hannah.

6 May 56

As above. Continue training. Depart Edgar 1700, arrive Hamilton 1930.

7 May 56

Routine normal. Cleanup details of GCI weekend. Request Inventory 24 for handing over check.

8 May 56

Routine normal. Commence letters for Summer Camp.

9 May 56

Continue Summer Camp details. Working on two transfers F/O CW Burroughs to 2400 AC&W Sqn & F/O JA Wilkinson from 2400 AC&W Sqn to 2424 AC&W Sqn.

10 May 56

Aux Parade. CO's Conference Primary Discussions on Summer Camp, Nominal Rolls, Pays. F/O Stock to depart to Falconbridge to finalize plans Accommodation Pay & Training.

11 May 56

Routine normal. Stand down 1200 hrs.

12 - 13 May 56

Standdown.

14 May 56

Initial draft of Ops Order promulgated & Summer Camp summarized to have Initial information for CO Falconbridge. Auth received for F/O Stock proceed to Falconbridge.

15 May 56

Routine normal. F/O Stock to Falconbridge, LAC Ayers & Cpl Dyke commence re-calibration of 15-JID(C).

16 May 56

Routine normal. LAC McKenzie on Inventory #24 Acceptance Check. Calibration continue.

17 May 56

F/L Beatty return to Hamilton after meeting F/O Stock in Falconbridge. CO's Conference final plans for maximum attendance & accommodation. CO's authority for 4 Officers to attend GCI weekend 19-20 May.

18 May 56

Routine normal. F/O Stock enroute to Edgar. Stand down balance personnel at 1200 hrs. 4 Officers depart Edgar 1900 hrs.

19 May 56

GCI Weekend Edgar. Balance of Squadron on Standdown.

20 May 56

GCI Weekend Edgar. Balance of Squadron on Standdown.

21 May 56

Continue preparation of Summer Camp Ops Order & Nominal Rolls of attendance.

22 May 56

Commence Security & Training checks. Preparation of a/m rolls, R211s on NCO's (Aux) received from Wg Headquarters.

23 May 56

Continue Summer Camp Preparations.

24 May 56

Aux Parade. R211s & Narrative completed & forwarded to Wg HQ for mailing. Summer Camp draft of plans submitted.

25 May 56

Routine normal. LAC Ayers assigned to a/c Guard 26 May 56. Balance of ASu on standdown.

26 May 56

Standdown.

27 May 56

CO approved Draft of Summer Camp plans. Ops Order to be completed & promulgated. Continue work on a/m.

28 May 56

Ops Order drawn up GCI Edgar Weekend. Nominal roll and transportation drawn up and allocated. F/O Stock assigned Assisting Officer Guelph 121 RCAF Sqn

29 May 56

Continue on a/m, OPs Orders and Transportation. CO advises he wished conference in regard to pay during Summer Training period.

30 May 56

Ops Orders completed. Training plan discussed. F/L Beatty and Napper advised to initiate new plan.

31 May 56

Reg Aux Parade. Initial briefing on Summer Training Transportation. Ops Order Summer Training distributed to Wg HQ.

(JA Wilson) S/L,
CO, 2424 AC&W Sqn,Hamilton, Ont.