RCAF Air Traffic Control
Cold Lake, AB


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  1. German MiG-29 taxiing by the Cold Lake Tower (the Home of Fighter Weapons) during Maple Flag - 2000.
    Courtesy William Gilson via Jim Dunn.

  2. 4 Wing Cold Lake Air Traffic Control crest - May 1990.
    Courtesy Jean-Francois Chalifoux.

  3. Cpl Pelleyal at work in the control tower - 16 February 1989.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  4. 180 degree view from the control tower towards the base - 24 July 1987.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  5. MCpl J Campbell, WO H Winter, Captain Ross Lohmaier in the control tower - 27 February 1986.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  6. CF-18s in formation flight - 10 January 1986.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  7. 4 Wing Cold Lake Air Traffic Control crest - March 1985.
    Courtesy Jean-Francois Chalifoux.

  8. A CF-104 and a CF-5 fly by the newly installed TRACS antenna - 1985.
    Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  9. Larger image of the CF-104, the CF-5 and the new TRACS antenna - 1985.
    Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  10. A 417 Squadron CF-104 flying over Cold Lake - 1984.
    This photo was taken shortly before the stand-down of 417 Squadron and the introduction of the F-18.
    Courtesy Bill Crowder.

  11. Cold Lake ATC Sweathogs hockey team - 1983-84.
    Back row (L-R) - Norm Shock (coach), Ray "the snake" Tucker (PAR), Mark Ciz (Tech), Bill Crowder (PAR), Rick Brown (Tech), Ron Breton (Tech), Les Jones (Admin), Gord Bridger (Tech), Wayne "the blipman" Wright (PAR), Nark Graham (Terminal Controller), Bob Shock (the coach's kid). Front row (L-R) - Chris Cormack (B Stand), Tom "killer" McQuade (Terminal Controller), Brian Wood (Admin), Dave Couvrette (PAR), Doug Holt (B Stand), Ron Shock (the coach's other kid).
    Courtesy Bill Crowder.

  12. Larger image of the Cold Lake ATC Sweathogs hockey team - 1983-84.
    Back row (L-R) - Norm Shock (coach), Ray "the snake" Tucker (PAR), Mark Ciz (Tech), Bill Crowder (PAR), Rick Brown (Tech), Ron Breton (Tech), Les Jones (Admin), Gord Bridger (Tech), Wayne "the blipman" Wright (PAR), Nark Graham (Terminal Controller), Bob Shock (the coach's kid). Front row (L-R) - Chris Cormack (B Stand), Tom "killer" McQuade (Terminal Controller), Brian Wood (Admin), Dave Couvrette (PAR), Doug Holt (B Stand), Ron Shock (the coach's other kid).
    Courtesy Bill Crowder.

  13. Eating corn on the cob at the Cold Lake Provincial Park - 1983.
    Larry Everett (between the two children), Ken Stevens (blue T-Shirt), Mike Bishop (ballcap), Brian Corke (lower right hand corner).
    Courtesy Bill Crowder.

  14. The old Control Tower at Cold Lake - 1979.
    Courtesy Bill Crowder.

  15. PAR conversion training - 29 September to 2 October 1978.
    Back row (L-R) - MCpl Saxby, Sgt Aucoin, Sgt Winter, Cpl Turner, Cpl Stirton, Cpl Bishop, MCpl Kipen, Cpl Stevens, MCpl Gariepy, Cpl Gouvrement, MCpl Siemens, Cpl Sirois, MCpl Mills, Cpl Foden. Front row (L-R) - Sgt Hartwell, WO Corke, MWO Gray, CWO MacDougal, MWO Schock, WO Desaulniers, Sgt Armstrong.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Ron Armstrong.

  16. Aerial photo on the occasion of the first Exercise Maple Flag - 24 April to 28 May 1978.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  17. Assorted photos of Cold Lake - 1977.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  18. Assorted photos of Cold Lake - 1976.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  19. Promotion to MWO - 1 June 1975.
    Courtesy Vic Gray.

  20. The new control tower at Cold Lake - 1975.
    Courier newspaper photo.
    Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  21. CNIB (pre Sweathogs) hockey team - 1974.
    Back row (L-R) - Gary Clark, Larry Desaulniers, John Myers, Don McKellar, Lothar Hopp. Russ McKeage, Bill Saffin, Nat Mayeau (MSE Tech), Neil Coulter, Earl Taylor, Rollie Hughes. Front row (L-R) - Brian Puttock, Marsh Mills, Dave Gariepy, Tony Huntley, Ron Smart, Jim Dunn, Marcel Levesque Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  22. Large image of the CNIB hockey team - 1974.
    Names provided in previous photo.
    Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  23. A T-33 doing a lowapproach at Cold Lake - 1974.
    Courtesy Jim Dunn.

  24. Remains of a CF-104 crash on the runway at Cold Lake - March 1969.
    Courtesy Don Teed.

  25. Assorted photos of Cold Lake - 1966.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  26. RCAF Cold Lake GCA crest - March 1961.
    Courtesy Jean-Francois Chalifoux.

  27. The flight line during an Air Defence Command Rocket Meet - June 1958.
    Courtesy DND PL-77623.

  28. The flight line at Cold Lake - 9 August 1956.
    In the foreground are CF-100s of No, 3 OTU. Farther back are the line of CF-100s of 445 Squadron.
    Courtesy DND PL-105556.

  29. Exterior view of the control tower - 8 March 1956.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  30. Interior view of the control tower - 8 March 1956.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  31. Interior view of the control tower - 8 March 1956.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  32. A CF-100 on the ramp with the control tower in the background - 8 March 1956.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

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