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"av8r" Hi Ed No. 413 'Tusker' AW (F) Squadron flew the CF-100 MK. 5 at R.C.A.F. Station Bagotville from the 1st of May 1957 to the end of December 1961. No. 432 'Black Cougar' AW (F) Squadron flew the CF-100 Mk. 5 at R.C.A.F. Station Bagotville from June 1956 to the 15th of October 1961. Cheers...Chris Chris: Thanks. Now I remember. We didn't belong to the squardrons, as we went to Central Servicing. Central Maintenance, and Labs. We worked on any Squadron aircraft. When I first went overseas we belonged to a squadron. I was with 423 at 2(F)Wing but when we got the CF-104's we went to this central manpower pool system and you were assigned as base personnel. I think they are again back to the squadron system as it is better for moral. I think the USAF has a neat system! Your assigned to an airplane with its aircrew. Better communication this way between the aircrew and ground crew. I think the Snowbirds operate this way. The crew chief gets his name on the aircraft along with the pilot an nav if there is one. Ed Ed |
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You had the same trade as my father. He also worked in the radar lab in what
he called the "White House" near the tower, but when he was there it was for CF-101 Voodoos. The M&W Techs (Munitions & Weapons) worked on their trailers downstairs. Now that building is used by the Telecommunication guys. Now all Canadian Air Force trade have been amalgamated. Aeroengine Techs, Airframe Techs, some Instrument & Electrical Techs and most Armament Techs (armourers) are now Aviation Techs. All Intetgral Systems Techs, Communication & Radar Techs, most Instrument & Electrical Techs and some Armament Techs (armourers) are now Avionics Techs. I started as an Armament Tech, was forcefully converted to Aviation Tech and then remustered to Avionics Tech ... so I pretty much work on the same kind of systems you did ... just a slightly newer a/c ... but I also load armament. As you can see .... the Air Force trades keep changing but overall the work is the same. Keep them flying & fighting! Pat "Ed Majden" a écrit dans le message de . .. "patrick savoie" Your time in St-Hubert & Bagotville was with which unit? Was it with 433 ... I'm with 433 right now in Bagotville. What trade was RST? Pat I was there for six months in 1961 after St.Hubert's phased out the CF100. AST was Armament Systems later called RST, Radar Systems. We were originally under the Armament Officer but after amalgamation with Radar Air we were under Avionics. Before I got out, this became ComRadarSystems. Now I think they just call it Avionics. I can't remember what CF100 Sqn was there, I worked in the radar lab in the Armament building. We were upstairs and the M&W's were down stairs. In St. Hubert's we worked for 425 and 416 Squadrons. Ed |
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We have a CF-100 guarding the gate in Bagotville, along with a CF-5, CF-101,
Sabre, H19 helicopter, T-33 and, believe it or not, a MIG-19 from the Czech republic! I believe the CF-100 has a No. 413 'Tusker' AW (F) Squadron paint scheme ... I'll check it out tomorrow. Pat "av8r" a écrit dans le message de ... Hi Ed No. 413 'Tusker' AW (F) Squadron flew the CF-100 MK. 5 at R.C.A.F. Station Bagotville from the 1st of May 1957 to the end of December 1961. No. 432 'Black Cougar' AW (F) Squadron flew the CF-100 Mk. 5 at R.C.A.F. Station Bagotville from June 1956 to the 15th of October 1961. Cheers...Chris |
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In the CF-18 world maintenance personnel are directly part of Squadron. It
is not the same in other fleets. I know the Herc maintenance is centralized. For sure squadron with their own maint pers usually have better moral, also it helps a lot to have the maint pers close to the Ops pers. For us it helps to know the history of our a/c .. hard to do that with central maint. As for being assigned to a specific a/c. That only works for the servicing crew in the USAF and isn't always set in stone. Maint pers do work on other a/c, they just have a direct responsibility for the a/c they are assigned too. With the manpower shortage in the CAF I don't believe assigning someone to a specific a/c would work for us. Pat "Ed Majden" a écrit dans le message de . ca... "av8r" Hi Ed No. 413 'Tusker' AW (F) Squadron flew the CF-100 MK. 5 at R.C.A.F. Station Bagotville from the 1st of May 1957 to the end of December 1961. No. 432 'Black Cougar' AW (F) Squadron flew the CF-100 Mk. 5 at R.C.A.F. Station Bagotville from June 1956 to the 15th of October 1961. Cheers...Chris Chris: Thanks. Now I remember. We didn't belong to the squardrons, as we went to Central Servicing. Central Maintenance, and Labs. We worked on any Squadron aircraft. When I first went overseas we belonged to a squadron. I was with 423 at 2(F)Wing but when we got the CF-104's we went to this central manpower pool system and you were assigned as base personnel. I think they are again back to the squadron system as it is better for moral. I think the USAF has a neat system! Your assigned to an airplane with its aircrew. Better communication this way between the aircrew and ground crew. I think the Snowbirds operate this way. The crew chief gets his name on the aircraft along with the pilot an nav if there is one. Ed Ed |
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Ed Majden wrote:
Do a google search for the "Comox Air Museum". The base entrance has Knight Hawk One, a CF-101 Voodoo from 409 Squadron at the main gate. The Air Park has a number of aircraft including a Czech Mig 21. They traded a Tudor for a Vampire and are in the process or restoring a Spitfire. Too bad they don't have a Lancaster as they flew out of Comox in an antisub patrol mode before they got the Neptune. They have a CF-100, Vertol H21, Argus. T-33, CF104, Tudor, Dakota, Tracker, etc. Quite a nice indoor museum also. Well worth a visot if your ever out to the west coast. I guess they need a Neptune and a Canso Flying boat. Hard to find these days I guess. Ed A "Tudor"? Was it one of these: http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...borg/2799.htm? ;^) -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) |
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Ed Majden wrote:
Wow! Unfortunately, no. The Canadair Tudor was the primary dual place jet trainer for the RCAF/CAF. It has been replaced by the British Hawk jet trainer. The Snowbirds, the air force aerobatic air demonstration team still fly the Tudor in a 9 plane formation. They often visit airshows in the USA. Have a look at the Comox site for a pic. I bet they wish they had your Tudor on display. Never seen one of these! You could also do a search for the "Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team". Cheers: Ed You over-looked my ;^), Ed. I was pointing out that the CT-114 was the "Tutor", not the "Tudor" -- one a/c is a named for a type of teacher, the other, for a bunch of Welsh thugs (Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Bloody Mary and Elizabeth) who sat on the throne of England after the Wars of the Roses. BTW, Avro also built a "Tutor" as a replacement for their 504K during the 1930s. -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) |
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Hello
Don't want to nitpick but it is the CT-144 Tutor, not Tudor (see http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/equip1f_e.htm ). Built by Canadair in St-Laurent (Montreal). Used for a long time as primary jet trainer and also Malasia bought some as close interdiction a/c. Now only used by the Snowbirs Air Demo team (see http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/15w...dron/431_e.asp ) but many of the old airframes are used in our training school to teach basic a/c maint so all the young techs get to know these well. With the present flight training system in place for the CAF there is a buisness consortium that supplies a/c (Hawks, see http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/equip1p_e.htm and http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/15w...n/2cffts_e.asp), facilities and maint .... only the pilots are military. "Ed Majden" a écrit dans le message de . ca... "Andrew Chaplin" A "Tudor"? Was it one of these: http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...borg/2799.htm? ;^) -- Wow! Unfortunately, no. The Canadair Tudor was the primary dual place jet trainer for the RCAF/CAF. It has been replaced by the British Hawk jet trainer. The Snowbirds, the air force aerobatic air demonstration team still fly the Tudor in a 9 plane formation. They often visit airshows in the USA. Have a look at the Comox site for a pic. I bet they wish they had your Tudor on display. Never seen one of these! You could also do a search for the "Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team". Cheers: Ed |
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"Andrew Chaplin" You over-looked my ;^), Ed. I was pointing out that the CT-114 was the "Tutor", not the "Tudor" -- one a/c is a named for a type of teacher, the other, for a bunch of Welsh thugs (Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Bloody Mary and Elizabeth) who sat on the throne of England after the Wars of the Roses. I thought that was probably the case! ;-) A typo,just not paying attention to my typing! Ed |
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