Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
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June 1959 to 30 November 1959
1 Jun 59
Routine normal. AW1 Sherwin reported for Summer Duty.
2 Jun 59
Aux Parade. Training Program.
3 Jun 59
Routine normal.
4 Jun 59
Staff Parade. S/L Beatty, F/L's Ardeline and MacMillan departed on Liaison visit to ADCHQ.
5 Jun 59
Routine normal.
6 Jun 59
Standdown. S/L Beatty, F/L's Ardeline and MacMillan returned from ADCHQ.
7 Jun 59
Standdown.
8 Jun 59
Routine normal. Stn Hamilton golf tournament. Cpl McCrory low man with handicap
9 Jun 59
Aux Parade. Training program, RTTP planning.
10 Jun 59
Routine normal.
11 Jun 59
Staff parade.
12 Jun 59
Routine normal. Party departs for Edgar on weekend training. Cpl McCrory posted to Stn Mont Apica 4 Sep.
13 Jun 59
Edgar training.
14 Jun 59
Edgar training. Party returns form Edgar at 1900 hrs.
15 Jun 59
Routine normal. Sgt Johnson posted to Stn St Margarets eff 11 Sep. Cpls Bryant and Lockie start SIT course.
16 Jun 59
Aux parade night. Training program.
17 Jun 59
Routine normal.
18 Jun 59
Staff parade. Summer camp plans.
19 Jun 59
Routine normal.
20 - 21 Jun 59
Standdown.
22 Jun 59
Routine normal.
23 Jun 59
Aux parade. Finish of training program. RTTP planning. Sumer Camp plans.
24 Jun 59
Routine normal. Two RTTP instructors arrive.
25 Jun 59
Staff parade. RTTP planning. Summer Camp plans.
26 Jun 59
Routine normal. Party departs for Edgar and weekend training.
27 Jun 59
Edgar training.
28 Jun 59
Edgar training. Party returned Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
29 Jun 59
RTTP reported in for summer course. 61 students, 27 females, 34 males.
30 Jun 59
Aux parade. Final parade before the summer standdown.
1 Jul 59
Holiday.
2 Jul 59
Standdown. Students lining streets for Royal Visit to Hamilton.
3 Jul 59
Routine normal. Instructional duties.
4 - 5 Jul 59
Standdown.
6 - 8 Jul 59
Routine normal. Instructional duties.
9 Jul 59
Routine normal. Staff visit by S/L Sarty of ADCHQ.
10 Jul 59
Routine normal. Instructional duties.
11 - 12 Jul 59
Standdown.
13 - 17 Jul 59
Routine normal. Instructional Duties.
18 - 19 Jul 59
Standdown.
20 - 24 Jul 59
Routine normal. Instructional duties.
25 - 26 Jul 59
Standdown.
27 - 31 Jul 59
Routine normal. Instructional Duties.
1 - 3 Aug 59
Standdown.
4 - 7 Aug 59
Routine Normal. Instructional Duties.
8 - 9 Aug 59
Standdown.
10 - 12 Aug 59
Routine Normal. Instructional Duties.
13 Aug 59
RTTP course taken on a tour of Stn Edgar, depart Hamilton 0900 hrs, return 1730 hrs.
14 Aug 59
Routine Normal. Instructional Duties.
15 - 16 Aug 59
Standdown.
17 - 21 Aug 59
Routine normal. Instructional Duties.
22 -23 Aug 59
Standdown.
24 Aug 59
Routine normal. Instructional Duties.
25 Aug 59
RTTP. Trade Board Exam.
26 Aug 59
RTTP - Graduation preparations.
27 Aug 59
RTTP - Graduation. AC1 Story top airman, AW1 Draker top airwoman.
28 Aug 59
RTTP clearances.
29 - 30 Aug 59
Standdown.
31 Aug - 2 Sep 59
Routine normal.
3 Sep 59
2424 Staff Parade to set up for 1959-1960 lectures.
4 Sep 59
Routine normal.
5 - 6 Sep 59
Standdown.
7 Sep 59
Standdown - Holiday.
8 Sep 59
General 2424 parade night. First of the season classes set up and lecture rooms allotted.
9 Sep 59
Routine normal.
10 Sep 59
Staff parade. Planning the training program.
11 Sep 59
Routine normal.
12 - 13 Sep 59
Standdown.
14 Sep 59
Routine normal.
15 Sep 59
General parade. TA lectures.
16 Sep 59
Routine normal.
17 Sep 59
Staff parade - planning.
18 Sep 59
Routine normal. Party departed for Stn Edgar for first weekend of training.
19 Sep 59
Standdown. Edgar party assigned to positions.
20 Sep 59
Routine normal. Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs. Battle of Britain Parade in Hamilton.
21 Sep 59
Routine normal.
22 Sep 59
General Parade. TA lectures.
23 Sep 59
Routine normal.
24 Sep 59
Staff parade, planning.
25 Sep 59
Routine normal.
26 Sep 59
Standdown.
27 Sep 59
48 personnel report to unit for STP exercise.
28 Sep 59
Routine normal.
29 Sep 59
General parade, TA lectures.
30 Sep 59
Routine normal.
1 Oct 59
Staff parade, NCO course.
2 Oct 59
Routine normal. Party departs for weekend training at Stn Edgar.
3 Oct 59
Edgar party assigned to positions.
4 Oct 59
Routine normal. Edgar party returned to Hamilton 1900 hrs.
5 Oct 59
Routine normal.
6 Oct 59
General parade, TA lectures.
7 Oct 59
Routine normal.
8 Oct 59
General staff parade. Lectures, NCO course.
9 Oct 59
Routine normal.
10 - 11 Oct 59
Standdown.
12 Oct 59
Standdown - Holiday.
13 Oct 59
General parade. TA lectures.
14 Oct 59
Routine normal.
15 Oct 59
Staff parade. Lectures, NCOs course.
16 Oct 59
Routine normal. Party departs for Edgar for weekend training at 1900 hrs.
17 Oct 59
Edgar party assigned to positions.
18 Oct 59
Edgar party returns to Hamilton at 1900 hrs. TE for Gps 1, 2, 3.
19 Oct 59
Routine normal.
20 Oct 59
General parade. TA lectures, Int lectures.
21 Oct 59
Routine normal.
22 Oct 59
Staff parade. Planning, lectures.
23 Oct 59
Routine normal.
24 - 25 Oct 59
Standdown.
26 Oct 59
Routine normal.
27 Oct 59
General parade. TA lectures.
28 Oct 59
Routine normal.
29 Oct 59
Staff parade. NCOs course.
30 Oct 59
Routine normal. Edgar party departs 1900 hrs.
31 Oct 59
Edgar party assigned to positions.
1 Nov 59
Routine normal. Edgar party returns to Hamilton at 1900 hrs. F/L Ardeline promoted to S/L and assumes command of 2424 AC&W Sqn. S/L Beatty relinquishes command and is transferred to 16 Wing HQ.
2 Nov 59
Routine normal.
3 Nov 59
General parade. TA Lectures.
4 Nov 59
Routine normal.
5 Nov 59
Staff parade. NCOs Course. Plans for hand-over parade.
6 Nov 59
Routine normal.
7 Nov 59
Standdown.
8 Nov 59
Nov 11th Remembrance Day Parade. Tri-Service parade in downtown Hamilton.
9 Nov 59
Routine normal.
10 Nov 59
Hand-over parade. S/L Beatty took the salute. W/C Higgin from ADC attended.
11 Nov 59
Standdown.
12 Nov 59
Staff parade. Lectures, NCOs course.
13 Nov 59
Routine normal. Edgar weekend cancelled.
14 - 15 Nov 59
Standdown.
16 Nov 59
Routine normal.
17 Nov 59
General parade, TA lectures.
18 Nov 59
Routine normal.
19 Nov 59
Staff parade. Lectures, NCOs course.
20 Nov 59
Routine normal.
21 Nov 59
Standdown.
22 Nov 59
Thirty personnel out for STP exercise and lectures by F/L Normn of Stn Edgar.
23 Nov 59
Routine normal.
24 Nov 59
General parade. AOC's visit. A/V/M MacBrien and party arrived at 1245 hrs by air.
25 Nov 59
Routine normal.
26 Nov 59
Staff parade. Lectures, planning, NCOs course.
27 Nov 59
Routine normal. Party departed for Stn Edgar at 1900 hrs.
28 Nov 59
Edgar party assigned to positions.
29 Nov 59
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
30 Nov 59
Routine normal.