Falconbridge, ON

1957 – Historical Narrative – National Archives of Canada


Historical Records
RCAF Station Falconbridge
1 Jun 57 to 30 Nov 57

14 Aug 57

Visit by College Militaire Royale Cadets during their 1957 Summer Training Programme. Arrangements were made with International Nickel Co. to provide a tour of mines in Copper Cliff, Ont.

20 Aug 57

GCI familiarization visit of G/C Mussels, CO of Station Uplands

31 Aug 57

560 live intercepts carried out during the month of Aug.

9- 14 Sep 57

Firestone Rubber Co. completed recoating of antenna radomes.

17 Sep 57

CE signed final take over of passageway joining operations building and back-up antenna towers.

19 Sep 57

A/V/M LE Wray, OBE AFC CD and Mrs. Wray visited this unit. Honour guard and station facilities were inspected and A/V/M Wray officiated at the opening of new station indoor swimming pool. A mixed formal dinner in the evening was attended by several prominent local citizens.

27 Sep 57

Seeding and sodding project of Operations site and domestic site hillside completed by Keller Nurseries and inspected by Mr. R Canning, AFHQ.

30 Sep 57

355 live intercepts completed for Sep.

5 – 19 Oct 57

Air Cadet Squadron members toured Station.

25 Oct 57

G/C Sharp, AFHQ, visited unit as guest speaker at a mess dinner.

28 Oct 57

Command Matron S/L Davis visited unit.

15 Nov 57

Directors of Sudbury Chamber of Commerce made tour of both operations and domestic site.

24 Nov 57

25 members of GObC from North Bay visited unit.

28 Nov 57

Extension to transmitter site building completed.

(VL Berg) W/C,
CO RCAF Station Falconbridge.