Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
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December 1959 to 31 May 1960.
1 Dec 59
General parade. TA Lecture.
2 Dec 59
Routine normal.
3 Dec 59
Staff parade. Lectures, NCOs Course.
4 Dec 59
Routine normal. Cpl O'Doherty of Support Staff is committed to Sanatorium for an indefinite period.
5 - 6 Dec 59
Standdown.
7 Dec 59
Routine normal.
8 Dec 59
General parade. TA lectures.
9 Dec 59
Routine normal.
10 Dec 59
Staff parade.
11 Dec 59
Routine normal. Party departed for Stn Edgar at 1900 hrs.
12 Dec 59
Edgar party assigned to their positions.
13 Dec 59
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
14 Dec 59
Routine normal.
15 Dec 59
General Parade. TA Lectures.
16 Dec 59
Routine Normal. Squadron stood down for Christmas Season.
17 Dec 59
Routine normal.
18 Dec 59
Routine normal. F/L W Gordon awarded Canadian Forces' Decoration.
19 - 20 Dec 59
Standdown.
21 Dec 59
Routine normal.
22 Dec 59
Routine normal.
23 Dec 59
Half of the support staff commenced Christmas leave.
24 Dec 59
Routine normal.
25 Dec 59
Holiday.
26 - 27 Dec 59
Standdown.
28 - 29 Dec 59
Routine normal.
30 Dec 59
Routine normal. Half of the support staff commenced New Years Leave.
31 Dec 59
Routine normal.
1 Jan 60
Holiday. F/O JC Young promoted to F/L
2 - 3 Jan 60
Standdown.
4 Jan 60
Routine normal.
5 Jan 60
First Parade after New Years Leave. TA lectures.
6 Jan 60
Routine normal. RCA MRP reported in to do modifications on equipment.
7 Jan 60
Staff Parade. NCOs Course. F/O S McNeill (new PRO) taken on strength 2424 Sqn.
8 Jan 60
Routine normal. Party departed for Stn Edgar.
9 Jan 60
Weekend party to Edgar assigned to positions.
10 Jan 60
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
11 Jan 60
Routine normal.
12 Jan 60
General Parade. TA lectures. Cpl J Wylie reported in on TD for 3 months replacing Cpl JJM O'Doherty.
13 Jan 60
Routine normal.
14 Jan 60
Pay Parade.
15 Jan 60
Routine normal. RCA MRP completed their work on equipment.
16 - 17 Jan 60
Standdown.
18 Jan 60
General Parade. TA Lectures.
20 Jan 60
Routine normal.
21 Jan 60
Staff parade.
22 Jan 60
Routine normal.
23 Jan 60
Standdown.
24 Jan 60
Officers Qualifying examinations. Aux 1960, F/O Trade and F/L GSK. F/L GH MacMillan departed on TD to Stn Camp Borden.
25 Jan 60
Routine normal.
26 Jan 60
General parade. TA lectures.
27 Jan 60
Routine normal.
28 Jan 60
Staff parade.
29 Jan 60
Routine normal.
30 - 31 Jan 60
Standdown.
1 Feb 60
Regular Force Officers' Qualifying exams held at this unit.
2 Feb 60
General parade. TA Lectures.
3 Feb 60
Routine normal.
4 Feb 60
Staff Parade. Rehearsal for 16 Wg Hand-over parade.
5 Feb 60
Routine normal.
6 Feb 60
Standdown.
7 Feb 60
Officers' Qualifying Examinations. Auxiliary 1960, F/O GSKand F/L Trade. Hand-over parade. G/C MG Marshall takes over from G/C GC Frostad as CO 16 Wg. Edgar weekend training cancelled.
8 Feb 60
Routine normal.
9 Feb 60
General parade. TA lectures.
10 Feb 60
Routine normal.
11 Feb 60
Staff parade.
12 Feb 60
Routine normal. Edgar party departed 1900 hrs.
13 Feb 60
Edgar party assigned to positions. P/O MacLaren promoted to F/O.
14 Feb 60
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
15 Feb 60
Routine normal.
16 Feb 60
General Parade. TA lectures.
17 Feb 60
Routine normal.
18 Feb 60
Staff parade.
19 Feb 60
Routine normal. Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs. Bus was stranded in Storm all evening.
20 Feb 60
Party finally arrived at Edgar at 1200 hrs.
21 Feb 60
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
22 Feb 60
Routine normal.
23 Feb 60
General parade. TA lectures.
24 Feb 60
Routine Normal.
25 Feb 60
Staff parade.
26 Feb 60
Routine normal.
27 - 28 Feb 60
Standdown.
29 Feb 60
Routine normal.
1 Mar 60
General parade. TA Lectures.
2 Mar 60
Routine normal.
3 Mar 60
Staff parade.
4 Mar 60
Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs.
5 Mar 60
Edgar party assigned to their positions.
6 Mar 60
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
7 Mar 60
Routine normal.
8 Mar 60
General parade. TA lectures.
9 Mar 60
Routine normal.
10 Mar 60
Staff parade.
11 Mar 60
Routine normal.
12 - 13 Mar 60
Standdown.
14 Mar 60
Routine normal.
15 Mar 60
General parade. TA lectures.
16 Mar 60
Routine normal.
17 Mar 60
Staff parade.
18 Mar 60
Routine normal. Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs.
19 Mar 60
Edgar party assigned to their positions.
20 Mar 60
Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
21 Mar 60
Routine normal. W/C Walsh called Cpl JM O'ODoherty to return to work on 1st April on a permanent Att B.
22 Mar 60
Routine normal. General parade. TA lectures.
23 Mar 60
Routine normal.
24 Mar 60
Staff parade cancelled because of bad weather but some members did attend.
25 Mar 60
Routine normal.
26 Mar 60
Standdown.
27 Mar 60
Sunday Parade. Full TA and synthetic Ops program.
28 Mar 60
Routine normal.
29 Mar 60
General parade. TA program.
30 Mar 60
Routine normal.
31 Mar 60
Staff parade.
1 Apr 60
Edgar crew departed Hamilton 1900 hrs. LACs Thompson, Fisher, and Jakeson were promoted to Cpl. Cpl Onken and Byrant were promoted to Sgt.
2 Apr 60
Crews assigned to positions at Edgar.
3 Apr 60
Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
4 Apr 60
Routine normal. Cpl O'Doherty returned to work.
5 Apr 60
General parade. TA lectures.
6 Apr 60
Routine normal. LAC FA Brownrigg reported in on transfer from Stn Moisie.
7 Apr 60
Staff parade.
8 Apr 60
Routine normal.
9 - 10 Apr 60
Standdown.
11 Apr 60
Routine normal.
12 Apr 60
General Parade. LAC Joly departed for Stn Moisie on transfer.
13 Apr 60
Routine normal
14 Apr 60
Staff parade.
15 - 18 Apr 60
Standdown.
19 Apr 60
General parade. Cpl McConnell reported in on transfer from Stn Cold Lake.
20 Apr 60
Routine normal.
21 Apr 60
Staff parade.
22 Apr 60
A/C Harvey, OSTAFFO at ADCHQ paid unit a visit and attended the annual Aux Mess Dinner in the evening.
23 Apr 60
Standdown.
24 Apr 60
Standdown. Trade Board Exams.
25 Apr 60
Routine normal.
26 Apr 60
General parade. TA lectures and RTTP Planning.
27 Apr 60
Routine normal.
28 Apr 60
Staff parade.
29 Apr 60
Routine normal. Edgar crew departed at 1900 hrs. F/O IJ Anderson awarded Canadian Forces' Decoration
30 Apr 60
Edgar crew assigned to their positions.
1 May 60
Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
2 May 60
Routine normal. Cpl McCrory started his rehab leave prior to being released from the service. Visit of F/L McMahon to this Sqn from ADCHQ.
3 May 60
General parade. TA lectures, RTTP planning.
4 May 60
Routine normal.
5 May 60
Staff parade.
6 May 60
Routine normal.
7 - 8 May 60
Standdown.
9 May 60
Routine normal. Cpl O'Doherty and Cpl McConnell started a one week driving course.
10 May 60
General parade. TA lectures and RTTP planning.
11 May 60
Routine normal.
12 May 60
Staff parade. S/L Sweaner, S/L Haverstock, F/L McEwan of ADCHQ paid a visit to this Sqn by S/A.
13 May 60
Routine normal. ADC Party departed.
14 May 60
Edgar party assigned to positions.
15 May 60
Edgar party returns to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
16 May 60
Routine normal.
17 May 60
General parade. TA Lectures, RTTP planning.
18 May 60
Routine normal.
<9U>19 May 60
Staff parade.
20 May 60
Routine normal.
21 - 22 May 60
Standdown.
23 May 60
Standdown - Holiday.
24 May 60
General parade. TA Lectures.
25 May 60
Routine normal.
26 May 60
Staff parade. RTTP planning.
27 May 60
Routine normal. Edgar crew departed at 1900 hrs.
28 May 60
Edgar crew assigned to positions.
29 May 60
Local Training parade. STP exercise. Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.
30 May 60
Routine normal
31 May 60
General parade. TA Lectures.