Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
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December 1960 to 31 January 1961.
1 Dec 60
Staff parade.
2 - 4 Dec 60
Standdown.
5 Dec 60
Routine normal.
6 Dec 60
Stand-down parade. A/V/M MacBrien attends.
7 Dec 60
Routine normal.
8 Dec 60
Staff parade. Disbandment planning.
9 Dec 60
Edgar party departed for Edgar at 1900 hrs.
10 Dec 60
Officers attend farewell Mess Dinner along with officers of 2400 Sqn Toronto.
11 Dec 60
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1000 hrs.
12 Dec 60
Routine normal.
13 Dec 60
General parade. Turning in of clothing.
14 Dec 60
Routine normal.
15 Dec 60
Staff parade. Turning in of clothing.
16 Dec 60
Routine normal.
17 Dec 60
Standdown.
18 Dec 60
General parade. Returning of clothing, pubs etc.
19 Dec 60
Routine normal.
20 Dec 60
Final pay parade. 49 airmen & airwomen released 21 Dec 60. 12 Officers transferred to Sup Res 21 Dec 60.
21 - 22 Dec 60
Routine normal.
23 Dec 60
Routine normal. Half staff departed for Xmas leave.
24 Dec 60
Standdown.
25 - 26 Dec 60
Holiday.
27 - 29 Dec 60
Routine normal.
30 Dec 60
Other half of staff departed on New Years leave.
31 Dec 60
Standdown.
1 Jan 61
8 officers and 1 airman transferred to 16 Wg HQ eff 1 Jan.
2 - 3 Jan 61
Holiday.
4 - 6 Jan 61
Routine normal
7 - 8 Jan 61
Standdown.
9 - 13 Jan 61
Routine normal.
15 Jan 61
Standdown.
16 Jan 61
Routine normal. 6 other ranks transferred to 16 Wg & 2 released to Sup.
17 - 20 Jan 61
Routine normal.
21 - 22 Jan 61
Standdown.
23 - 25 Jan 61
Routine normal.
26 Jan 61
Staff visit from ADCHQ by S/L Haverstock and F/L McEwen.
27 Jan 61
Routine normal. 1 airwoman transferred to Regular Force.
28 - 29 Jan 61
Standdown
30 Jan 61
Routine - 1 officer transferred to Sup Reserve.
31 Jan 61
Final day of 2424 AC&W - Final DRO made up - Commanding Officer S/L Ardeline transferred to 16 Wg as an Air/P - all inventories closed out.
(GH MacMillan) F/L
for CO, RCAF Station Hamilton, 2424 AC&W Sqn (Aux)