RCAF Air Traffic Control
Grostenquin, France



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  1. Flypast of Sabres for Ministers visit to 2 Wing - 11 December 1953.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  2. Larger image of the flypast of Sabres for Ministers visit to 2 Wing - 11 December 1953.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  3. Larger image of the control tower during the flypast - 11 December 1953.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  4. The control tower and #2 Hangar - 10 July 1953.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  5. Interior photo of the new control tower - 10 July 1953.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  6. Interior photo of the new control tower - 9 July 1953.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  7. RCAF Sabre in front of the control tower preparing for take-off - 2 July 1953.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  8. Larger image of the RCAF Sabre preparing for take-off - 2 July 1953.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  9. 2 Wing control tower - June 1953.
    Courtesy Larry Bodnar.

  10. LAC Johnny Vigneault working in the control tower - May 1953.
    He holds a microphone in his right hand, a flare gun in his left hand, and a traffic light rests on his lap.
    Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.

  11. Johnny Vigneault at the controls of the manual DF Unit - April 1953.
    You can see a black wheel at microphone height which was used to turn the antennas while reading azimuth angle indication on the upper cylindrical band marked with 360 degrees.
    Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.

  12. Equipment on the hangar line with the Control Tower in the background - March 1953.
    Courtesy Alex Johnson.

  13. 2 Wing ramp and tarmac with Control Tower and a Sabre - March 1953.
    Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.

  14. Taking a rest at the highway intersection near Hemering - March 1953.
    (L-R) - KD Macdonald, Ron Kreitzer, Howie Higgins, Harry MacLaughlin.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.



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