Grostenquin, France

1962 – Historical Narrative – National Archives of Canada


Historical Narrative
2 Wing, Grostenquin France

1 Jun 62

109 Comm Flight flew A/V/M & Mrs. Wray to Oslo.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

50:35

44

430

15:25

15

2 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

3:30

2

430

22:00

22

3 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

9:25

8

421

14:25

14

430

18:40

18

4 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

7:30

13

421

11:05

8

430

21:55

23

5 Jun 62

On Exercise Co-Op - 423 Squadron flying from 2 Wing - 430 Squadron out of St. Hubert.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

42:50

29

421

4:35

3

430

64:40

58

6 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

30:10

22

430

36:50

33

7 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

33:10

20

430

26:15

24

8 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

17:15

10

430

18:25

19

9 - 10 Jun 62

Non Zulu weekend - Nil flying.

11 Jun 62

Nil flying.

12 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

27:05

16

430

21:10

20

13 Jun 62

109 Comm Flight flew G/C Bradshaw from 2 Wing to Langar.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

28:20

16

430

28:30

26

14 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

39:05

24

430

32:00

31

15 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

19:05

14

430

35:00

34

16 Jun 62

The annual Air Div Track and Field Meet was held at 2 Wing. 1 Wing came first, 2 Wing second.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

32:00

32

17 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

9:30

6

430

32:25

32

18 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

34:50

20

430

37:05

39

19 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

33:30

19

430

36:30

37

20 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

30:35

17

430

28:40

28

21 Jun 62

A/V/M Orr AMP visited and toured the facilities at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

25:05

14

430

21:00

19

22 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

17:50

17

23 Jun 62

Nil flying.

24 Jun 62

The annual Canada Day was held at 2 Wing this date. Fifty local French dignitaries were entertained at a Cocktail Party in the Officers Mess. Nil flying.

25 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

25:10

15

26 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

12:10

8

430

23:15

21

27 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

21:30

14

421

37:10

25

430

8:20

8

Sixty French School children visited and toured the station at 2 Wing.

28 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

26:00

17

421

3:00

2

430

22:50

21

29 Jun 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

12:15

8

421

14:50

15

430

19:35

20

30 Jun 62

French children visited and toured the station at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

1:55

2

1 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

3:20

2

421

30:55

24

2 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:10

14

421

30:20

24

3 Jul 62

109 Comm Flight flew Hon Mr. Sevigny and Mr. Gagnon to Orly.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

36:00

19

421

39:05

28

430

4:40

4

4 Jul 62

Mr. Johnson DCL President toured and visited the facilities at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

35:30

20

421

34:50

27

430

6:50

6

5 Jul 62

Col Shillington Dental Services Director visited and toured the Dental facilities at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

35:45

19

421

23:05

18

430

6:40

5

6 Jul 62

109 Comm Flight flew Hon Mr. Sevigny and Mr. Gagnon from 2 Wing to Paris - Brussels - Bayonne - 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

15:15

8

7 - 8 Jul 62

Nil flying.

9 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

26:10

21

10 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

22:45

19

430

5:55

5

11 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

26:20

22

430

5:20

4

12 Jul 62

Mr. Smith Director of Education visited the Educational Facilities at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

43:50

32

430

5:10

3

13 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

64:10

48

14 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

33:00

22

15 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

25:15

28

16 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

38:50

30

17 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

6:05

3

421

44:15

35

430

5:40

4

18 Jul 62

109 Comm Flight flew A/M & Mrs. Dunlap - Orly - Northolt.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

31:20

24

430

10:55

8

19 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

40:20

33

20 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

4:15

3

430

24:20

19

21 Jul 62

Nil flying.

22 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

49:30

25

23 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

27:50

16

421

29:10

24

430

25:30

23

24 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

24:05

15

421

47:10

39

430

28:30

24

25 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

32:10

17

421

46:05

39

430

54:15

41

26 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

30:50

17

421

39:45

36

430

56:45

43

27 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

25:25

14

421

25:00

19

430

50:30

36

28 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

55:10

42

29 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

10:40

6

430

34:45

26

30 Jul 62

109 Comm Flight flew Hon Mr. E Fairclough to Orly.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

32:20

17

430

63:50

48

31 Jul 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

36:30

19

430

67:55

48

1 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

16:35

11

430

10:00

10

434

21:10

18

2 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

26:00

16

430

9:35

10

434

25:30

21

3 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

17:50

12

434

25:40

22

4 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

22:30

21

5 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

18:30

18

6 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

1:30

2

7 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

8:30

6

421

12:40

6

430

19:40

20

8 Aug 62

434 Squadron in Decci.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

30:00

20

430

10:25

29

9 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

26:00

18

430

23:20

22

10 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

19:50

13

430

19:15

19

11 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

6:00

4

430

18:00

18

12 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

17:35

18

13 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

35:00

23

430

24:55

25

14 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

12:10

8

430

20:30

23

15 Aug 62

A/M Dunlap the future CAS visited and toured the station at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

12:00

12

430

14:45

16

16 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

29:20

16

430

12:45

11

17 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:50

16

430

12:45

11

18 Aug 62

Nil flying. Non Zulu weekend.

19 Aug 62

Nil flying.

20 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

27:40

26

421

39:40

34

430

32:10

32

21 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

19:45

15

421

51:20

45

430

28:20

30

22 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

23:10

14

421

30:50

26

430

29:45

31

23 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

18:00

10

421

51:00

43

430

35:40

35

24 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

11:50

11

430

30:40

32

25 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

11:50

11

430

30:40

32

26 Aug 62

Friends Day was held at 2 Wing. An estimated 20,000 local French and German citizens attended. A 45 minute air show, static ground displays, Go Kart racing were held along with a musical program presented by the 2 Wing Band.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

14:00

14

421

73:20

65

430

19:00

19

27 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:10

15

421

51:10

38

430

38:00

37

28 - 29 Aug 62

Nil flying.

30 Aug 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

8:15

5

421

65:35

50

430

14:05

11

31 Aug 62

Station Stand Down. Nil flying.

1 Sep 62

109 Comm Flight flew A/VM Cameron to Orly. Nil Flying. Long weekend.

2 - 3 Sep 62

Nil flying.

4 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

15:20

10

421

24:35

19

434

1:10

1

5 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

13:30

9

421

14:50

12

430

18:10

21

434

3:25

3

6 Sep 62

Nil flying

7 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

9:00

5

421

12:50

12

8 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

3:15

3

9 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

14:20

13

10 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

48:25

26

421

28:00

24

434

36:00

30

11 Sep 62

G/C Baker AFHQ visited and toured the station at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

29:10

10

421

35:35

31

434

33:45

36

12 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

10:45

18

421

21:55

41

434

45:50

41

13 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

29:10

15

421

32:05

26

434

45:15

37

14 Sep 62

Teachers from the DND Base and PMQ Schools toured the facilities on the base during the annual 2 Wing Teachers Tour.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

23:30

13

421

9:20

8

434

13:35

14

15 Sep 62

Non Zulu weekend. Nil flying.

16 Sep 62

Nil flying.

Services were held on the Wing to commemorate the Battle of Britain.

17 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

14:15

10

421

36:00

29

434

14:10

17

18 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

30:35

17

421

1:35

2

434

25:15

24

19 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

5:10

3

20 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

27:20

16

421

33:10

26

434

48:00

48

21 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

13:25

8

421

54:05

43

434

22:20

24

22 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

32:00

26

23 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

14:10

8

421

27:30

24

24 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

28:25

17

421

39:55

34

434

36:35

31

25 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

14:50

8

421

41:05

32

434

35:20

36

26 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

20:30

13

421

11:20

8

434

31:30

26

27 Sep 62

Nil flying.

28 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

28:20

15

421

26:25

18

434

44:45

36

29 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

51:40

42

30 Sep 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

26:25

18

434

11:05

10

1 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

28:30

16

421

17:25

15

430

00:55

1

434

26:25

23

2 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

11:45

7

430

39:40

32

434

32:55

29

3 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

13:35

8

421

12:40

14

430

17:55

15

434

16:25

13

4 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

25:15

14

421

19:10

18

430

34:00

25

434

44:40

38

5 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

9:05

7

421

5:00

4

434

8:05

7

6 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

3:20

2

421

5:45

7

7 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

3:20

2

421

8:00

8

8 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

5:30

4

421

19:00

19

9 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:00

13

421

21:20

21

430

23:40

20

434

39:40

30

10 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

20:30

11

421

20:35

21

430

8:10

7

434

19:25

17

11 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

11:25

8

421

21:30

21

430

35:35

29

434

23:05

19

12 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

13:20

8

430

43:00

36

434

10:00

9

13 Oct 62

Non Zulu weekend. Nil flying.

14 - 15 Oct 62

Nil flying.

16 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

31:55

21

421

32:00

30

430

49:20

40

17 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:25

13

421

35:55

30

430

40:20

33

434

41:30

38

18 Oct 62

Memorial services were held at the Choloy Military Cemetery in conjunction with the 10th Anniversary of Air Division in Europe.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

25:10

16

421

12:00

13

430

42:35

34

434

25:30

22

19 Oct 62

A parade was held at 2 Wing to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Air Division in Europe followed by a Mess Dinner in the Officers Mess and social functions in the other Messes and Clubs at the Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

21:10

16

434

4:15

4

20 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

6:50

8

430

13:50

10

21 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

7:30

4

421

3:50

4

430

16:10

12

434

30:55

32

22 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

19:35

16

23 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

18:20

10

430

5:00

4

434

13:15

11

24 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

31:05

17

430

11:30

10

434

4:55

6

25 Oct 62

The Sous Prefect of Boulay and local French dignitaries visited and toured the station at 2 Wing.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

25:50

13

430

14:25

11

434

12:10

10

26 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

10:40

7

430

12:05

10

434

9:25

9

27 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

29:55

28

28 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

2:20

2

29 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

15:50

10

430

23:10

17

434

32:50

28

30 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

16:25

10

430

12:40

8

31 Oct 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

16:30

12

430

4:30

4

434

4:25

4

1 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

12:30

8

430

19:40

16

434

24:40

25

2 Nov 62

All Souls Day Ceremonies were held at St. Avold. The Commanding Officer G/C MacBride attended.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

12:40

8

430

50:05

37

434

16:20

14

3 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

53:25

40

4 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

10:25

6

430

45:20

34

5 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

7:25

5

430

35:00

27

434

18:05

15

6 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

26:55

14

430

30:10

24

434

30:50

26

7 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

21:50

12

430

12:40

11

434

71:15

56

8 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

23:15

14

421

34:30

21

430

23:35

17

434

46:45

40

9 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

9:10

6

430

11:00

9

434

18:10

14

10 Nov 62

Nil flying.

11 Nov 62

Wreath laying ceremonies were held at St. Avold. Remembrance Day Parade was held at 2 (F) Wing. Nil flying.

12 Nov 62

Nil flying.

13 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

28:50

17

421

8:05

6

430

10:30

8

434

7:50

6

14 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:20

12

421

57:10

43

430

10:25

9

434

29:45

24

15 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

13:30

8

421

8:25

7

430

21:10

17

434

38:40

33

16 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

430

17:10

16

18 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

3:20

2

430

9:15

8

19 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

14:10

8

421

25:40

21

430

15:45

14

434

13:00

10

20 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

24:05

13

430

10:05

9

434

11:50

10

21 Nov 62

Nil flying.

22 Nov 62

CBC Show visited the Station and presented two shows at the Station Theater.

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

22:35

14

421

28:35

26

430

20:30

17

434

39:35

32

23 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

421

18:50

14

434

9:55

9

24 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

17:45

12

25 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

434

16:20

16

26 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

18:15

12

421

40:45

25

430

12:10

10

434

8:20

7

27 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

36:05

19

421

37:20

23

430

16:40

13

434

29:25

24

28 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

15:55

8

421

10:30

6

434

4:50

4

29 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

30:10

17

421

86:55

59

430

44:40

39

434

27:45

28

30 Nov 62

Squadron

Flying times

Sorties

423

15:30

9

421

5:40

5

430

9:35

8

434

7:45

9

(RE MacBride) G/C
CO 2 (F) Wing RCAF