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- Officers of the 922nd AC&W Squadron - November 1964.
Back row (L-R) - Clarence Walker, Jay Dillman, Frank Springs, Dave Casteel, Doug Flores. Front row (L-R) - Bob Zawacki, Joe Maciag, Burt Thayer, Charles Miller, Chuck Savage.
Courtesy Bob Zawacki.
- Officers decide it is safe to go outside and look at things - November 1964.
(L-R) Joe Maciag, Bob Zawacki, Dave Casteel, Major "Cully" Cullinan, Frank Springs, Clarence Walker, Doug Flores.
Courtesy Bob Zawacki.
- Officers fall hunting trip - November 1964.
(L-R) Bob Zawacki, Frank Springs, Clarence Walker, Major "Cully" Cullinan.
Courtesy Bob Zawacki.
- Officers taking part in a fall hunting trip - November 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Dave Casteel bedecked with shotguns on a hunting trip - November 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Officers on a fall hunting trip - November 1964.
(L-R) - Joe Maciag, "Cully" Cullinan, Clarence Walker, Bob Zawacki.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Officers on a fall hunting trip - November 1964.
(L-R) - Clarence Walker, Bob Zawacki, Joe Maciag, "Cully" Cullinan.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Officers on a fall hunting trip - November 1964.
(L-R) - Dave Casteel, "Cully" Cullinan, Clarence Walker, Joe Maciag.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Diagram of the buildings which formed the 922nd AC&W Squadron at Cartwright - October 1964.
Courtesy Bob Zawacki.
- General Information given to new arrivals at Cartwright - October 1964.
Courtesy Bob Zawacki.
- Pole Vault area as seen from north of the site - October 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Ground view looking north as seen from the road leading to the village - October 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- View of the site and early snow as seen from the west - October 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the site looking east - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the site looking south - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the site looking southeast - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the squadron looking northwest - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the site looking north - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Helicopter landing at Cartwright - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- The church in the village of Cartwright - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- This bowling alley was built during my tour. Note the stilts for adverse weather - September 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Bob Zawacki starting his tour at Cartwright - August 1964.
Courtesy Bob Zawacki.
- A large lichen - August 1964.
Note the pen for purpose of scale.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- RCAF Otter landed on Sandwich Bay. In the winter months these aircraft were equipped with skis. Mail came in every week subject to weather conditions - August 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Clarence Walker and an unidentified officer in the woods on a hunting trip - August 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- New Troposcatter building. Note the shadow of the antenna support - August 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Excellent photo of an Okanagan helicopter landing at Cartwright - August 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- The squadron sign on the Motor Pool building. Note the cannons and the flag pole - August 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Our "Mountie" dolled up in his dress uniform for a Dining-In - August 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- One of the "twice weekly" Okanagan helicopters - July 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Helicopter landing site at "Cartwright International" airport - July 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the site looking southwest - July 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial view of the site looking west - July 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Barbeque outside of NCO Club - June 1964.
Courtesy Gilbert Davis.
- Barbeque outside of NCO Club - June 1964.
Courtesy Gilbert Davis.
- Entertainment in NCO Club. (L-R) Ernie Davis, Thomas Downing, John Attwell - June 1964.
Courtesy Gilbert Davis.
- A rainboiw always added color to the scene - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Dave Casteel in the Dining Hall which was set up for a banquet - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Pipeline carrying diesel fuel from the shipping dock fuel tank in the village to the main fuel storage tank at the site - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- The lake located southeast of the site as seen from the AN/FPS-20 search radar tower - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- The main hallway looking south from the search radar tower - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- View looking south from the search radar tower - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Sunset over the bay - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Helicopter approaching the helipad at Catrwight International Airport - June 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Aerial photo of Cartwright AFS - May 1964.
Courtesy Clifford d'Autremont.
- Rigid radomes at night are illuminated by heat lamps inside - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Radomes at night. Search radar AN/FPS-20 foreground left - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Clarence Walker climbing up the big POL fuel tank - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Okanagan Helicopter preparing to depart Cartwright for Goose Bay - May 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Okanagan Helicopter being reloaded at Cartwright - May 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Frank Snow and unknown at SAC NCO Prep School in Gander, NF - May 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- SAC NCO Prep School at Gander, NF - May 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- SAC NCO Prep School at Gander, NF - May 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- 60 foot Troposcatter antenna. Note the people on the road - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Pole Vault 60 foot troposcatter antenna - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- View looking north at the Height finder tower and the ocean in the distance as seen from the catwalk of the AN/FPS-20 search radar tower - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- View looking south at the AN/FPS-20 search radar tower and radome as seen from the catwalk of the height finder tower - May 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Troposcatter antennas at sunset - April 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- 60 foot troposcatter antenna. Note the people standing on the left front support base - April 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Dog Team on Sandwich Bay - April 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Ice starting to thaw in Sandwich Bay. Cartwright is located between this Bay and the ocean. The Bay is frozen about six to 8 months every year - April 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- My first look at Cartwright approaching the site by helicopter. It looked so dreary - April 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Dave Casteel modeling his Arctic clothing on a local road - March 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- The Hudson's Bay store in the village of Cartwright - March 1964.
Courtesy David Casteel.
- Road to the site - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Distant view of the site - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- View of the Bay - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Snack Bar - Sgts. Freeman and Smith with A/1C Kounce - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Snack Bar - Sgts. Freeman and Smith with A/1C Kounce - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Radome covering search radar equipment - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Roof of operations area and operations breakroom weather observation window with the Bay in the background - January 1964.
Operations used that window every hour (hundreds of times during a tour) to determine the cloud cover and contrail conditions that were sent to Melville. The windspeed and direction measurement instruments seen on the roof were also used every hour.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Local house and the Bay during winter months - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- View of the Bay during winter months - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Pole Vault Tropospheric Scatter communications antenna - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Radome for FPS-20 primary search radar antenna - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- Pole Vault Tropospheric Scatter communications antenna - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
- My room in barracks - January 1964.
Courtesy Frank Snow.
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