Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
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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.