2424 AC&W Unit (Auxiliary)
Hamilton, ONT

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Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
1 Dec 58 to 31 May 59

1 Dec 58

Routine normal.

2 Dec 58

Aux parade night. TA program.

3 Dec 58

Routine normal.

4 Dec 58

Aux Staff Parade

5 Dec 59

Routine normal. 22 personnel depart for Stn Edgar for weekend training. F/L Platt OC weekend training.

6 Dec 58

Crews and Officers detailed to positions.

7 Dec 58

Party return Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

8 Dec 58

Routine normal.

9 Dec 58

Aux Parade night. TA program.

10 Dec 58

Routine normal.

11 Dec 58

Aux Staff Parade. Staff Meeting.

12 Dec 58

Routine normal

13 - 14 Dec 58

Standdown

15 Dec 58

Routine normal.

16 Dec 58

Aux Parade night. TA program. F/L Guylar & Staff from Edgar visited 2424.

17 Dec 58

Routine normal.

18 Dec 58

Aux Parade night. Pay parade.

19 Dec 58

Routine normal

20 - 21 Dec 58

Standdown

22 Dec 58

Routine normal

23 Dec 58

Aux Parade Night. Standdown for Xmas and New Years season

24 - 25 Dec 58

Standdown.

26 Dec 58

Routine normal

27 - 28 Dec 58

Standdown

29 - 31 Dec 58

Routine normal.

1 Jan 59

Standdown

2 Jan 59

Routine normal

3 - 4 Jan 59

Standdown

5 Jan 59

Routine normal

6 Jan 59

First Aux Parade night of 1959 TE lectures.

7 Jan 59

Routine normal.

8 Jan 59

Aux Staff parade. Revising lesson plans. Visit by Security Sgt.

9 Jan 59

Routine normal

10 Jan 59

Standdown.

11 Jan 59

Standdown. One officer, 12 airmen out for extra work.

12 Jan 59

Routine normal

13 Jan 59

Aux Parade night. TA. Visit by S/L Sweenor of ADCHQ.

14 Jan 59

Routine normal.

15 Jan 59

Aux Staff parade. Revising lesson plans.

16 Jan 59

Routine normal. Personnel depart for Stn Edgar for weekend training. F/L Freeman OC weekend training.

17 Jan 59

Crews and Officers detailed to positions for STP exercise.

18 Jan 59

Party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

19 Jan 59

Routine normal.

20 Jan 59

Aux Parade night. TA program.

21 Jan 59

Routine normal.

22 Jan 59

Aux Staff parade. Lesson plans, RTTP, program

23 Jan 59

Routine normal

24 Jan 59

Standdown.

25 Jan 59

Aux Officers writing 1959 Qualifying exams.

26 Jan 59

Routine normal

27 Jan 59

Aux parade night. TA Program.

28 Jan 59

Routine normal

29 Jan 59

Aux Staff parade. Staff visit by F/L Proud, ADCHQ. Revising Lesson Plans.

30 Jan 59

Routine normal. Personnel depart for Stn Edgar for weekend training.

31 Jan 59

Officers and airmen detailed to positions

1 Feb 59

Party return to Hamilton by 1900 hrs.

2 Feb 59

Routine normal.

3 Feb 59

Aux Parade. TA Program.

4 Feb 59

Routine normal.

5 Feb 59

Aux Staff parade.

6 Feb 59

Routine normal.

7 - 8 Feb 59

Standdown.

9 Feb 59

Routine normal

10 Feb 59

Aux Parade night. TA program.

11 Feb 59

Routine normal

12 Feb 59

Aux Parade. TA program.

13 Feb 59

Routine normal. Preparing for Edgar Weekend for Aux.

14 Feb 59

Standdown. F/L McMillan left on JOAC Course.

15 Feb 59

Standdown

16 Feb 59

F/O Rochefort Aux takes over six weeks. Normal Routine.

17 Feb 59

Aux Training. TA program.

18 Feb 59

Routine normal.

19 Feb 59

Aux Training.

20 Feb 59

Routine normal

21 - 22 Feb 59

Standdown.

23 Feb 59

Routine normal

24 Feb 59

Aux Parade. TA program. S/L Pook here on TD for 2 days.

25 Feb 59

Routine normal.

26 Feb 59

Aux Parade. TA Program. Preparing for Edgar weekend.

27 Feb 59

Routine normal. F/O Rochefort going to Edgar Weekend of Feb 28/59.

28 Feb - 1 Mar 59

Standdown

2 Mar 59

Routine normal

3 Mar 59

Auxiliary training. TA program.

4 Mar 59

Routine normal.

5 Mar 59

Aux Training. TA program

6 Mar 59

Routine normal. Purpose Edgar Weekend.

7 - 8 Mar 59

Standdown

9 Mar 59

Routine normal.

10 Mar 59

Aux Parade. TA program. Preparation for Edgar 20 Mar.

11 Mar 59

Routine normal

12 Mar 59

Aux Parade. TA program

13 Mar 59

Routine normal.

14 - 15 Mar 59

Standdown.

16 Mar 59

Routine normal

17 Mar 59

Aux Parade. TA program

18 Mar 59

Routine normal

19 Mar 59

Aux Parade. Inventory Check. TA program.

20 Mar 59

Routine normal

21 - 22 Mar 59

Standdown

23 Mar 59

Routine normal

24 Mar 59

Aux Parade. TA program

25 Mar 59

Routine normal

26 Mar 59

Aux Parade. Routine TA Program

27 Mar 59

Standdown Easter. F/L MacMillan returned from JOAC Course.

28 - 30 Mar 59

Standdown.

31 Mar 59

Aux Parade. Preparation for Edgar. TA program. F/O Rochefort ceases Special Duty.

1 Apr 59

Routine normal. Cpl Johnson promoted to Sgt.

2 Apr 59

Staff parade. RTTP Preparation.

3 Apr 59

Routine normal. Party departed for Edgar for weekend training.

4 Apr 59

Crews and Officers detailed for training positions.

5 Apr 59

Party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

6 Apr 59

Routine normal.

7 Apr 59

Aux Parade. TA program.

8 Apr 59

Routine normal

9 Apr 59

Staff parade. RTTP preparation.

10 Apr 59

Routine normal.

11 - 12 Apr 59

Standdown.

13 Apr 59

Routine normal

14 Apr 59

Aux parade. TA program

15 Apr 59

Routine normal.

16 Apr 59

Staff parade. RTTP preparation. Aux Pay parade

17 Apr 59

Routine normal. Party departs to Stn Edgar for weekend training. Cpl McLaren commissioned P/O effective 13 Feb 59.

18 Apr 59

Crews and Officers detailed for training positions.

19 Apr 59

Party returned to Hamilton at 1700 hrs. F/L MacMillan departs to Montreal on TD to ADCHQ.

20 Apr 59

Routine normal.

21 Apr 59

Aux Parade. TA program

22 Apr 59

Routine normal. F/L MacMillan returns from TD at Montreal.

23 Apr 59

Staff Parade. General discussion on training program. URTP lesson plans.

24 Apr 59

Routine normal.

25 - 26 Apr 59

Standdown

27 Apr 59

Routine normal

28 Apr 59

Aux Parade. TA program.

29 Apr 59

Routine normal

30 Apr 59

Staff parade. Intelligence briefing by S/L Woods of ADCHQ. Edgar Weekend cancelled.

1 May 59

Routine normal

2 - 3 May 59

Standdown

4 May 59

Routine normal.

5 May 59

Aux Parade.

6 May 59

Routine normal.

7 May 59

Staff Parade.

8 May 59

Routine normal. No Edgar weekend.

9 - 10 May 59

Standdown

11 May 59

Routine normal

12 May 59

Aux parade. General lectures. RTTP planning.

13 May 59

Routine normal. Liaison visit by F/Ls Ardeline, Napper, & MacMillan to 2400 Toronto.

14 May 59

Staff Parade. Summer Camp and 1959 planning.

15 May 59

Routine normal. Party departed for training at Edgar.

16 May 59

Edgar training.

17 May 59

Edgar training. Party returns to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

18 May 59

Standdown. Holiday.

19 May 59

Aux Parade. Lectures. RTTP planning. Sgt Johnson starts SIT course.

20 May 59

Routine normal. Liaison visit to Falconbridge by F/Ls Ardeline, Napper, and MacMillan re Summer Camp

21 May 59

Staff Parade.

22 May 59

Routine normal

23 - 24 May 59

Standdown

25 May 59

Routine normal

26 May 59

Aux Parade. Liaison visit by S/L Sarty and F/L Hassey of ADCHQ.

27 May 59

Routine normal. Cpl Bryant reported for summer employment.

28 May 59

Staff Parade.

29 May 59

Routine normal. Party departed to Edgar for weekend training.

30 May 59

Edgar training.

31 May 59

Party returned from Edgar at 1900 hrs.