RCAF Air Traffic Control
Comox, BC


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  1. Assorted photos of Comox - 2005.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  2. Assorted photos of Comox - 2002.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  3. Assorted photos of Comox - 2000.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  4. Comox Air Traffic Control - 17 May 1999.
    Captain Gary Woodroffe
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  5. Aerial view of the new control tower (under construction) - 8 January 1999.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  6. Assorted photos of Comox - 1998.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  7. Captain Stinton at work in the control tower - 1 May 1997.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  8. View of a Boeing 707 on departure as seen from the control tower - 4 May 1990.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  9. The beauty of Kin Beach - with TRACS ASR tower visible in upper right hand corner - 1987.
    Courtesy Dave Winter.

  10. Assorted photos of Comox - 1983.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  11. The control tower at Comox - 1982.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  12. Captain Rick Champagne on duty in the Comox control tower - 15 December 1981.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  13. Comox IFRCC "Training Day" - 1980.
    Seated (L-R) - Corky Hansen, Jim Hue, Mitch Claveau, Val Bassinger, Murray Turnbull, Eric Monroe, Heather Moss, Al Basinger, Pat Hudson. Standing (L-R) - Curt Brown, KD Macdonald. When this photo was taken, all control positions were manned with a trainee under supervision.
    Courtesy Ken "KD Macdonald".

  14. SSR conversion course #4 - June 1979.
    Back row (L-R) - Sgt Hudson, Capt Puttock, Capt Walton, Capt Turnbull, Capt Boswell. Front row (L-R) - Sgt Hartwell, Sgt Patterson, WO Morin, Cpl Roy, MCpl Arsenault, Cpl Watcher, MWO Vic Gray. Missing - Capt Brown, Capt Hue, MCpl Rice.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Vic Gray.

  15. Quadradar (AN/TPN 501) conversion training course - 1979.
    Back row (L-R) - MWO Vic Gray, WO Gerry Legere, MCpl Stan Rice, MWO Don Goddard. Front row (L-R) - MWO Blake Muloin, MCpl Eric Munroe, MCpl Frank White, Sgt Ron Armstrong.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Ron Armstrong.

  16. ATC WO Symposium - 1975.
    Courtesy Vic Gray.

  17. Larger image of the ATC WO Symposium - 1975.
    Names of the attendees are provided in the previous photo.
    Courtesy Vic Gray.

  18. Unidentified ATC personnel at work in the control tower - 15 July 1970.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  19. Assorted photos of Comox - 1967.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  20. 407 Squadron Lockheed P2V Neptune on patrol over the BC coastline - 1965.
    Courtesy DND.

  21. 407 Squadron Lockheed P2V Neptune on patrol over the BC coastline - 1965.
    Courtesy DND.

  22. Air Traffic Control personnel at Comox - 1962.
    Courtesy Larry Pasch.

  23. F/C P Oliver in the Comox Control tower - 27 July 1960.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  24. F/C P Oliver and F/C D Johnson in the control tower - 27 July 1960.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  25. F/C D Johnson in the control tower - 27 July 1960.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  26. View from within the control tower - ca 1960.
    The portable tower can be seen below the tower cab. Some of these consoles are on display at the Comox Air Force Museum.
    Courtesy Comox Air Force Museum via Mike Forbes.

  27. View looking west across the runway to the hanger line with the Forbidden Plateau in the background - September 1959.
    P2V Neptune aircraft on the left and a CF-100 on the right.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  28. GCA equipment at RCAF Station Comox - 15 March 1959.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  29. RCAF Station Comox sign by main gate - December 1956.
    Courtesy Nick Stolarchuk.

  30. Lancaster KB949 served with 407 Squadron at Comox - May 1954.
    Courtesy DND Photo.

  31. Interior of what would eventually become the RAPCON building - 29 May 1952.
    This building was initially constructed to house a Pinetree Line radar station.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  32. The eventual RAPCON building (looking west) during construction - 27 March 1952.
    This building was initially constructed to house a Pinetree Line radar station.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  33. View from the control tower, located adjacent to the current day #7 hangar - ca 1944.
    Note the Hudson's (may be Beech 18 Expeditors) parked in line on the ramp.
    Courtesy of Comox Air Force Museum via Mike Forbes.


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