Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 8, 1950, p. 3

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fliuht from rcaf station ctntrallajctntarlo io rcaf uround instruction also at green wood it was a rare privileyiv for- mi rs editor of a weekly newspaper to obserc tho flyuik radio jttal classroom in opratlon seven nf lhese fully equipped dilkij i winciiklnect planes are baseit- aftvi centrnliaas hadar iuiil coniiiiin- lin- icntimis- school fllkht- for the use the georgetown herald wednesday f eb 8rlu 1 950 i thai the radio officers course euchre and dancb 1 no pushover in indicated by at stswarttown the fact that ro 12 surtcd out m a year ago with 13 members andy a good crowd attended a euchre only five graduated at the proper and dance in stewarttown hall hut time- these men now with the thursday which was sponsored by rank of pilot officer wju take a the aypa of that community la- twomonlhs course in ggnhery at idlfcs -prises- were won by miss e rcaf station trenton before being posted o various rcaf sta tions lit canada eer ardun ah astra view of the co pres itself notably ottawa and the gailneau hius lying to the north and the st lawrence and the adi rondack mountains in- llew york state to the aottth attar havlnamuneh at the dor val airport restaurant arid refuel ling the plane we t4ok off again 16r-grleenjood- lls with mon- tral below iarri4hu v vrof fib whtd- then weilwjcifditr to 0000ft asvtbirc was isflrmltelwhtd am hut jlevel inij t iiui cjurae ty instrument jjjpnil thirjrttdjo beahjlo obr destination uslnit adip aids iitroyided bj tnc radio nfhge jila- 11618 enraute- these included- mejg antic qe- mllllnocke sugar- bsels or roota whjchvmay i prib najfe be4n lherfirejrunnordr tpdaya biretsi wrfcalen for their energy vmunoy hie egyptian lbboirrer who buir wr ppvamuis r 1 leslie georgetown and jstrs f fendley torval and the mens pri zes by ltcol gordon brown and jesse mcenery balunatad the doojr prize a box of groceries was wori- by frank robinson erin ut and mrs clegg of morval won the spw- tw rgypuaaa really took care of- tmemselvfts baeh n moo v r jjhhicy is qolte a whlie ago tboy had beauty salons i jtt nb btrfl buisvillc ns- the trip over the northern port i of maine and new brunswick- indl- j iiitcd little bclovr us except dense iorcsjs studded with shimmering yj lakes we landed jit greenwood ns ta aud thne fpiarter iiours nfter tjiuiik off at dorval nirtkinn t total live hours fronv-cenlra- j v s roofing shingles rollroofwc felt paper sidings insul brick cedar shakes cedar beveltslding lumber paints cement building hardware of- tbc r and c seliool at clinton 0 milei dlstanlrtwo of tlieni were i scd on our flichl from centralii j in fcireenwood flying classrooms 1 mirlil- describe one of iliese rcaf radio tralnlnr pianos orj flyinfi classrooms on which ue made the trip to greenwood ns each of these dnkotas possesses five xarfio transmitters and receiv ers three of each of these are used for traininr the rcaf radio offlcefrs in addition to this hlgh- npwered communieations equipment each aircraft carries many thous- tadlo navljjation equipment to be found with any armed service any- where in the world it includes loran for lone range navigation blind bombing equipment blind landing equipment and the only radio transmitter of its kind in the world as stated before seven of these radio training planes arc in con stant use at ccntralia by r and c s flight an editorobserver asithappcned i was ortobscrvcr pn dgl dog george love ffflilenry tested i iitiriiih y oui- iriii oiti- tonrh tudcnls was ulcri iiout tilt rip under mual erationil- conditions f i i ti lie c oimil iiu p krniirv fiom centvalii il oniiitlli civr kl lii tn njiii iiii summer el oi on- of thehlah- da will sell by pubucauction v every thursday 1 pm sharp a large offering of r f mhcher tattle feeders stokers calves most f speedy service everything in trucking dickensons haulage telephone 723 r 2 oxcerei tni instruments for ih niin ihi rcrvirij rtviunint half f the nip ik- traded places with fc- smith who ai the some time had tfrfn communicating fciith ottawa montreal halifax vs goofe bay labrador and churchill man p o brovyri used another set of instruments on a different frequen cy to keep in touch for the whole trip with ccntralia trenton sum- mcrside p ei and greenwood ns the pattern followed on the other plane was similar to the pro ceedings on ours we were given a hearty welcome at greenwood and enjoyed our cvernlght stay there at greenwood the students were given a first glimpse of operations as they actually exist on a flying cinrm tirtrta pr and rescue and captain of the ship was flying offl cer s j sisson new brunswick with flying officer j w matthows of barric ontario arf copllot radio officers in charge was flight lietu g g agnew clinton used to bring an aircraft nto a stn- ilylng exercises with the navy are prime tasks- oe o fthe most interesting and valuable demonstrations was the carrying out of three groundcon trolled approaches by our ddgj plane a ground control approach is ii niethod by radar and radio cows mhcher itocrs slucp horses brini your livestock jo wvstern ojitarios modern niarkct with room for 25 carloads- ihree auc- tionrinis going m one time lop prices fast ac ing lunch counter free parking- open 4 3aysa weekl operated by kitchener steele yards limited v guelph highwayno 7 p j sttfpler manager phone business 29671 residence 77716 iiii roy charles betfk isfbrewrir protea what you have fire teaches us a tragic lesson walter t evans company insurance agents the lolabin- phone 183 we stand between you and loss vho as public relations officer for rcaf station clinton made all arrangements for my trip i might add that not one detail for my comfort and information was j lackng fit ia agnew has just lieen 1ransferreo as signals leader 1 j of no 40s squadron the newv rombing and reconnaissance i squadron based at greenwood ns- and will be missed greatly at clin ton assorintod with fit 11 agnew were flight cadets e t fry mire weyhurn sask 1 w smith kirkiand lake out and pilot officer r- l browne omntrcal a recent radio officer graduate the other trainer dgg do- george george was captained nyflying officer 1 l donovan i with flying officer ii a- gibson is copilot radio officer in charge was flying officer j g munnoch smooth rock falls and wingham ont the three students associated with hm were flight cadets r e s wright tisdale sask b i- perrier ottawa and m j l judd new westminster bc j surrey excellent fiyinr wfalher as we set out on our trip from centralia to grconwood close to 900 air miles away we had the advantage of excellent flying wea ther with visibility near a maxi mum flying at s000 feet we lan ded at dorval montreal in two- andaquarter hours a wonderful lion under conditions of extremely poor visibility when the pilot ls un- ihle to see the ground from a height of approximately ilhfot or i j more grrrnuood to ont ml u aj the weather for the return trip 1 from greenwood to centralia necessitated making the entire trip i by the use of instruments or as the 1 j pilots say liy ifh instrument fly- ing rules in this ease the flight is controlled very rigidly by ratuo range stations in much- uhimfcj manner as the railway deitheri or the railway block sstcm eontrol trains our ihuie r at fiooo feel to onlreal and at 41hh fit t from montreal to cent ralia to save time we did not land at dorval as iu the down trip hut flew right through arriving over montreal just at hark that metropolis wnsa marvel lous sight with its coloured lights along sherbrooke and ste cather tne streets wish to express their thanks to customers for patronage extended while they were operating the meat and grocery shop now owried by mr albert hm see the new 1950 modefe morris and ask for demonstration immediate delivery some models reduced as much as 300 awaj fa a saw monk 1 wralhrr provide test flying tiy ntulit and with the i weather thcoiiiiii progressively worse the need of radio communi- cation thcame all apparent kre- ilihnt ieorts of the weather ahead were received by tile student ojier- j ators and were passed on to tin- pilots for their information shortly after iiassinft over tor onto at an altitude of 4000 feet an electrical storm broke in all its fury and novo usaewrthrilli however when we arrived over- centralia the storm had abaicd and we were able io land without difficulty due to heavy headwinds our mistop fliuhl from greenwood t ccntralia h laken us just five tlflflulles short of cirht limirs in stead of the five liours on the jour- icyenst the previous day supper was wnltiiir in the air means mess at centralia and lourncy by rcaf transport to clinton brought a fine experience to a close j iferes one thins i found out you dont have to be a pilot to fly a a ca hh radta and radar fellows do it too fly graslbaw incldenuuy the five student operators on the two aircraft rad- uatsd as imembera of radio otfl- i w 11 at h a- cainton after jhe illghx mhrvtbg their wtacs tram an- ttvii taytbaj ontarta air ateumatuksjliism apjirodisia 1 worldly 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