2424 AC&W Unit (Auxiliary)
Hamilton, ONT

National Archives of Canada


Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
1 June 1960 to 30 November 1960

1 Jun 60

Routine normal. Bell Telephone are installing new internal phone system.

2 Jun 60

Staff parade. AW1 Chapman reported for Summer employment.

3 Jun 60

Routine normal.

4 Jun 60

Standdown.

5 Jun 60

Standdown. Stn Hamilton and 16 Wg had annual inspection.

6 Jun 60

Routine normal.

7 Jun 60

General parade. TA lectures.

8 Jun 60

Routine normal.

9 Jun 60

Staff parade. Plans for Air Force Day.

10 Jun 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs.

11 Jun 60

Edgar party assigned to positions.

12 Jun 60

Edgar party returned Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

13 Jun 60

Routine normal.

14 Jun 60

General Parade. Plans for Air Force Day.

15 Jun 60

Routine normal.

16 Jun 60

Staff parade. S/L Ardeline & F/L Napper & MacMillan proceeded on 2 days TD at ADCHQ.

17 Jun 60

Routine normal.

18 Jun 60

Air Force Day.

19 Jun 60

Standdown.

20 Jun 60

Routine normal.

21 Jun 60

General parade.

22 Jun 60

Routine normal.

23 Jun 60

Staff parade.

24 Jun 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

25 Jun 60

Edgar crew assigned to positions.

26 Jun 60

Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs

27 Jun 60

Start of 1960 RTTP. Phase 2 - 39 students, one missing. A/Cpl J McCelland from Stn Edgar reported in for instructional duties. LAW Johns reported in for duty in the 2424 Orderly Room.

28 Jun 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties. Sqn starts Summer standdown.

29 Jun 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

30 Jun 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties. Cpl Morris TOS on enrolment from Reg Force.

1 Jul 60

Holiday. F/L McAllister's promotion.

2 - 3 Jul 60

Standdown.

4 Jul 60

Routine normal. LAW Sherwin reported in for summer duty in 2424 Orderly Room.

5 - 8 Jul 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

9 - 10 Jul 60

Standdown.

11 - 15 Jul 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

16 - 17 Jul 60

Standdown.

18 - 22 Jul 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

23 - 24 Jul 60

Standdown.

25 - 29 Jul 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

30 Jul - 1 Aug 60

Standdown.

2 - 5 Aug 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

6 - 7 Aug 60

Standdown.

8 - 9 Aug 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

10 Aug 60

Routine normal. Visit by W/C Sarty, SOGT at ADCHQ.

11 - 12 Aug 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

13 - 14 Aug 60

Standdown

15 - 19 Aug 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

20 - 21 Aug 60

Standdown.

22 Aug 60

Routine normal. Instructional duties.

23 Aug 60

Routine normal. RTTP write final Trade Board Exams.

24 Aug 60

Routine normal. Results back from Trenton, 100% pass.

25 Aug 60

RTTP Graduation ceremonies. G/C Marshall of 16 Wg and S/L Ardeline inspected students.

26 Aug 60

RTTP clearances.

27 Aug 60

Standdown.

28 Aug 60

Standdown. RTTP Staff disbanded & returned to units.

29 - 31 Aug 60

Routine normal.

1 - 2 Sep 60

Routine normal.

3 - 4 Sep 60

Standdown

5 Sep 60

Standdown - Labour Day.

6 Sep 60

First General parade of Fall season.

7 Sep 60

Routine normal.

8 Sep 60

Staff parade.TA planning.

9 Sep 60

Routine normal.

10 - 11 Sep 60

Standdown.

12 Sep 60

Routine normal.

13 Sep 60

General parade. TA, General planning.

14 Sep 60

Routine normal.

15 Sep 60

Staff parade. TA planning.

16 Sep 60

Routine normal. S/L Ardeline departed Stn Downsview by S/A for CO's conference at Stn St Hubert.

17 Sep 60

Standdown. S/L Ardeline returned from St Hubert with news that all Aux AC&Ws were to be disbanded. 2424 would be disbanded effective 1 Feb 61.

18 Sep 60

Battle of Britain parade. Members of 2424, 16 Wg, Stn Hamilton, Air Force Association and Air Cadets marched in downtown Hamilton. G/C Frostad took the salute.

19 Sep 60

Routine normal.

20 Sep 60

General parade. News of AC&W disbandment passed to local TV, radio and newspapers. Phones were ringing most of the day.

21 Sep 60

Routine normal.

22 Sep 60

Staff parade. TA program.

23 Sep 60

Routine normal

24 Sep 60

Standdown.

25 Sep 60

Sunday parade. TA program RTTP students issued blues.

26 Sep 60

Routine normal.

27 Sep 60

General parade. TA program.

28 Sep 60

Routine normal.

29 Sep 60

Staff parade.

30 Sep 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

1 Oct 60

Edgar crew allotted positions.

2 Oct 60

Edgar crew returned Hamiltong at 1900 hrs.

3 Oct 60

Routine normal. Wearing of blues.

4 Oct 60

General parade. TA program.

5 Oct 60

Routine normal.

6 Oct 60

Staff parade. TA program.

7 Oct 60

Routine normal.

8 - 9 Oct 60

Standdown.

10 Oct 60

Standdown. Thanksgiving.

11 Oct 60

General parade. TA program.

12 Oct 60

Routine normal.

13 Oct 60

Staff parade. TA program.

14 Oct 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed Hamilton at 1930 hrs.

15 Oct 60

Edgar party assigned positions.

16 Oct 60

Edgar party returned Hamilton 1930 hrs. Aux TA exams written.

17 Oct 60

Routine normal. Disbandment planning.

18 Oct 60

General parade.

19 Oct 60

Routine normal

20 Oct 60

Staff parade. Disbandment planning.

21 Oct 60

Routine normal.

22 - 23 Oct 60

Standdown.

24 Oct 60

Routine normal.

25 Oct 60

General parade.

26 Oct 60

Routine normal

27 Oct 60

Staff parade. Disbandment planning.

28 Oct 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed Hamilton at 1930 hrs.

29 Oct 60

Edgar party assigned positions.

30 Oct 60

Edgar party returned Hamilton 1930 hrs.

31 Oct 60

Routine normal.

1 Nov 60

General parade. Returning of publications.

2 Nov 60

Routine normal.

3 Nov 60

Staff parade.

4 Nov 60

Routine normal

5 - 6 Nov 60

Standdown.

7 Nov 60

Routine normal.

8 Nov 60

Returning of Pubs. Officers entertained officers of 2400 Sqn at Urban HQ.

9 Nov 60

Routine normal.

10 Nov 60

Staff parade.

11 Nov 60

Standdown. Edgar party departed Hamilton 1730 hrs.

12 Nov 60

Standdown. Edgar party assigned positions

13 Nov 60

Remembrance Day parade. Tri-service.

14 Nov 60

Routine Normal.

15 Nov 60

General parade.

16 Nov 60

Routine normal.

17 Nov 60

Staff parade.

18 - 19 Nov 60

Standdown.

20 Nov 60

(No entry)

21 Nov 60

Routine normal.

22 Nov 60

Routine normal. General parade.

23 Nov 60

Routine normal.

24 Nov 60

Staff parade.

25 - 27 Nov 60

Standdown.

28 Nov 60

Routine normal.

29 Nov 60

General parade.

30 Nov 60

Routine normal.

(GH MacMillan) F/L
for CO, 2424 AC&W (Aux) Hamilton, Ont.