Foymount, ON

1 Dec 58

F/L DH Webb, from 2416 (Aux) Squadron Uplands, arrived for two weeks camp training. Chessmatch – Unknown – 2 CF-100s scrambled at Ottawa. Identified Sabina Airline. D-C7 – UK to Montreal. Off flight plan route and times. One STP Exercise.

Chessmatch.

ECM Exercise – 10 minutes source unknown. Condition 2-3 on RHI and search. One STP Exercise.

F/O J Thomson, F/O ML McLean, F/O JW Kerr, F/O KH Morris from 410 Squadron Uplands arrived for one day cross training. Chessmatch. Unit Joint Defence Plan completed.

Chessmatch. ECM Exercise – 2 hours from Fricassee 3 for indoctrination purposes – condition 1-4. One STP Exercise

Wray Day II (2416 (Aux) Squadron Ottawa) – no tactical commitment. Chessmatch.

Chessmatch.

Chessmatch. Emergency –90F2- crew bailed out south-west of YB. Chaff marked positions passed to Sector. Pilot killed, navigator recovered. Skating rink completed.

Chessmatch.

Chessmatch. KC-97 with fuel trouble – given flight follow assistance.

Captain JR Whiting, OpsO and 1/Lt. JP Perkins Director from 763D AC&W Squadron Lockport AFS visited. Purpose – co-ordination and training per EADFR 50-2. Chessmatch.

Chessmatch.

Mr. John W Hault, Bell Telephone Co. visited for supervisory purposes. Chessmatch. Five long line circuits link this unit to the Syracuse SAGE Sector. 26^th SAGE Division went into operation. One STP Exercise.

FS CE Montgomery from AFHQ visited for one day – explosive inspection. Exercise Full Force (SAC) – 2 days.

F/L MA Evarad and Cpl. DI Robertson from ADCHQ visited on PRO duties (take photos and individual stories for hometown distribution prior to Xmas). One STP exercise. Emergency in Tomboy area – radio failure – no Eskimo action.

Exercise – Big Blast.

One STP Exercise.

Unknown – 2 CF-100s scrambled at Ottawa. Identified Cessna 180.

Exercise – Cueball. One STP exercise.

The officers entertained the Senior NCOs in the Officers’ Mess. The Officers and Senior NCOs then proceeded to the Airmen’s Mess and served the Christmas dinner.

Exercise – Mainframe.

ECM – 15 minutes Electronic on FPS-3 by Kenneth 18 Condition 1. Station New Years Dance.

The officers visited Camp Petawawa in the afternoon for their Annual Levy.

ECM – 3 minutes Electronic on FPS-3 – unknown source Condition 1.

One STP Exercise.

F/L NJ Ashton and Mr R Stangroom from AFHQ arrived to test 5BX personnel – 4 days. ECM – EH from XC5UK (B-52) working Crystal – Strength 1. ES from Boneyard 3 working Redskin – Strength 1

F/L TC Elton, Liaison Officer, Major RT Peters, Captain RJ Viau and Captain EJ Stout, Syracuse SAGE Sector arrived to conduct a briefing on 8 Jan – to familiarize adjacent GCIs with mission and function of Syracuse Sector. Exercise – Big Blast. One STP Exercise.

SAGE telephone and teletype circuits now operational. F/L SR MacDonald, F/O GE Eoge and F/O JF Oullet from 428 Squadron Ottawa arrived for one day cross training. One STP exercise. Chessmatch.

Two Chessmatches.

Emergency – USAF Beaver 20682 lost on XI area – no fuel – landed safely at Micksburg, 15 miles south-west of Pembroke. Curling rink completed. ECM – 38 minutes – electronic on FPS-3 by "Jolly" B-47. Condition 1-4.

Mr. WH Heaven and eleven other personnel of the MRP Northern Electric Company arrived to overhaul the FPS-3 Radar sets. Emergency – HLD3 – VHF failure – landed without assistance at Ottawa. Exercise – Catseye 3.

S/L H Monteith, S/L GJ Cheyne, F/L WA Wilson and F/L WHS Neales, all of AFHQ arrived to consider the further implementation of Preventive Maintenance as it applies to Central Heating Plant and Power Plant operations. ECM – 2 ½ hours synthetic triangulation exercise. F/L GS Machen from ADCHQ arrived to observe triangulation exercise. Emergency – DPR 1 – VHF failure – intercepted by DPR 2 – let in for single beacon letdown.

Chessmatch. One STP Exercise. ECM – 2 hour synthetic triangulation exercise 20 minute electronic from Jolly B-47. Condition 1.

Triangulation intercepts on B-29s.

One STP Exercise. Chessmatch.

Messrs. CA Hunt, HV Frederick, JC Nettleton and WT Simpson – engineers from Canadian Northern Electric Co., Belleville visited for three days to obtain information and details pertinent to the installation of GPA-27 Radar Equipment. One STP Exercise

F/L GV Roberts from Station Uplands visited for auditing purposes. Mr. R Sheppard from AMCHQ visited for one day concerning the GPA-27 installations. Installation of new HF receiver multi-coupler units completed by unit personnel.

S/L RJ Clark and S/L EW Garrett of Fighter Squadron Station Uplands visited for one day to discuss MAs vs. MIs.

S/L JO Levesque, Command Reserve Co-ordinator, made a staff visit. Radar (FPS-3) off the air for maintenance (2 days). Several Ops personnel on TD to COC, Lockport, Watertown and Uplands for cross training during shutdown period.

2/Lt. MA Houston, S/Sgt. TS Somers and A/1C E Murillo visited for one week, from 763D AC&W Squadron Lockport, NY, for co-ordination and training. F/O TE Meloche, 2451 Aux Squadron Windsor Ops Officer, and F/O R tingle arrived for one week camp training and liaison for Wray Day exercise.

Mr. John Teljour of Toronto Engine Works visited for four days to overhaul diesels. One STP Exercise (Battle Commanders positions manned). Low Level Cueball.

Emergency – VC 554 – T-33 – landed safely at Ottawa. Chessmatch.

F/O JFC Gordon from 2416 Aux Squadron Ottawa spent one week in lieu of summer training. One STP problem – Battle Commanders positions manned

Little Chessmatch (2416 (Aux) Squadron Ottawa). Faker activity (13 Fakers, 36 intercepts).

F/L WF Thompson from 2416 Aux Squadron Ottawa spent one week in lieu of summer training. One STP exercise.

ECM – Search – Electronic condition 2 from Kenneth 28 working Hi Jinx.

Mr. F Moller and 6 other RCA representatives from Montreal arrived for rigid dome installation on FPS-6 (approximately 8 days). Dome was accepted by a DIS inspector. Exercise – Iceman (B-52). Exercise – Anchor Pole Jolly (B-47). One STP exercise.

S/L ET Williams and WO1 JS Ogston from AFHQ visited for telecom familiarization purposes and to discuss Telecom Trade Structures and training with the advent of SAGE and guided missiles. Chessmatch.

Chessmatch. One STP Exercise. Several sports teams proceeded to Station North Bay for sports weekend.

1/Lt. P Gavel, S/Sgt. HOUR Altman and S/Sgt. AF Fulle, from 763 RD AC&W Squadron Lockport, NY, arrived for one week co-ordination and training. FPS-3 off for 1 ½ hours to replace pulse transformer. Admin teletype circuits off at noon due to damaged cables on Jacques Cartier bridge in Montreal.

F/L HJE Martin from 2416 Aux Squadron Ottawa, visited for day for the purpose of a meeting of Auxiliary and Regular concerning this unit training controllers. WO1 JJ Aucoin from AFHQ visited for one day to inspect Diesel Plant. ECM – Synthetic Triangulation exercise. One STP Exercise.

Cpl. WG Ray and LAC RE Foster from Station Edgar made an FMP maintenance visit. Exercise – Two Ton (B-52s). ECM – one hour electronic by "Two Ton" – B-52s on Search & Height.

Exercise – Catseye. One STP Exercise.

F/L DR Hanson, F/O EB Law, F/L IL Feil, F/O RU Weldon from Uplands arrived for two days GCI Cross Training. Hon Bayley Bond, Mr. Bert Capel and Mr. RM Dodd – DOT employees from Ottawa arrived for demonstration of rapid processing film projection system. Chessmatch. Mr. EA Carmody of DND Inspection Services made a visit in connection with contract 2-10-8-116 (inspect rigid dome).

Chessmatch. One STP Exercise.

Profile (target on controlled heading, speed and height). Station Valentine Dance held.

FPS-3 shut down due to unserviceability. (0015 –0210 hours).

An ME accident occurred in the morning with two vehicles involved – the snow plow and a Station Wagon – in which the latter sustained damage which cost $106.76 to repair. Cause factor was unsafe backing. One STP problem.

F/L J Eakins, ASWelO, AMCHQ, visited for one day. Sgt. RH Cole, AFP from Ottawa arrived for two days – investigation duties. F/L J Birch assumes duties of COpsO in absence of S/L HA Pattinson – on TD to CPU Cold Lake. Exercise – Two Ton (B-52s). Exercise – Crash Bang (26 AD Sector SAGE). ECM – Electronic L, S and X band from Jolly 34 on Two Ton Exercise – 1 ½ hours.

Sgt. BE Beaton and Cpl. JF Grogan from CEPE Uplands visited to conduct film users trials under project 59-3. S/L H Monteith and S/L GJ Cheyne from AFHQ arrived for two days – discussion with CEO on Preventative Maintenance. Exercise – Big Blast. Emergency – Yardbird 23 lost engine – all clearances obtained to divert to Plattsburg. ECM – Electronic L & S band from Big Blast 5 – 1 hour. One STP problem.

Exercise – Jam Pack.

One STP problem.

Little Chessmatch. Eight High School teams participated in the Basketball Playoffs on the unit.

ADCHQ AC&W Visiting Team arrived to conduct a Staff Visit (23-27 Feb) in conjunction with the Air Staff Visiting Teams to visit Station Uplands during that period. The following officers visited this unit to evaluate controllers – S/L AW Bishop (OC AC&W VT) F/L GS Machen (Control), Major FG Ault (Surveillance), F/L WD Loney (Control). S/L JH Cochrane from Sector Edgar visited to coincide with ADC Staff AC&W Visiting Team. The week long Winter Carnival began. Two dances, a sleigh ride, snowshoe racing, toboggan racing and various mess competitions were held. LAW M Harder was chosen as the Carnival Queen. Cpl. WL Rogers and LAC RLG Pental arrived from Edgar to carry out corrective maintenance. One STP Exercise.

Exercise – Cueball 17. ECM – 30 minutes electronic – Condition I from Two Ton B-47.

One STP Exercise.

ECM – 1 hour – electronic from Boneyard II on FPS-6.

Exercise – Big Blast – B-47 (ECM). ECM – 45 minutes – electronic from Big Blast aircraft. One STP exercise.

G/C W Grant, STSO representing AOC – made STSO visit and social visit for Winter Carnival. The contractors have arrived to begin construction five apartment blocks, Combined Chapel, new FPS-6 Tower and a three room extension to the existing school. Little Chessmatch.

F/L GR Howson, AF SecO ADCHQ visited for the purpose of an Introductory Briefing to ADC Security Training Programme. Officers and NCOs received lectures on the "Threat". W/C EC Snider and F/L Pledge from Station Edgar visited for one day.

One STP Exercise.

Exercise – Two Ton. ECM - 1.55 hours – Electronic.

Exercise Yuletide. One STP Exercise. ECM - .45 hours – electronic and mechanical. Sgt. RH Cole and Cpl. JR Genest from ESIU Rockcliffe on TD in for investigational duties.

Chessmatch.

One STP Exercise.

Little Chessmatch.

Two Officers from 2451 Squadron Windsor arrived for one week to further controller training and arrange for forthcoming Wray Day Exercise. One STP Exercise.

Exercise – Catseye 5. ECM – 1 hour electronic from unknown source; 15 minutes electronic from unknown source.

One STP Exercise. Exercise – Big Blast Cribbage Board. ECM – 1 hour by B-47s on Cribbage Board. Electronic S & L Band. F/L WHS Neales, ADCHQ, arrived to inspect Preventative Maintenance implementation and discuss any related CE matters. For the first time the Radar indicators operated off GPS-T2 trainer without radar turning (in the morning). We can now run STP during maintenance periods.

Emergency – HLF2 VHF failure – intercepted by Faker aircraft and taken to YB. Chessmatch. AFP Mobile VHF FM installation completed by unit personnel.

Chessmatch. One STP exercise. FPS-6 off the air for a short time in the morning due to arcing in modulator.

W/C W Rodger, Command Protestant Chaplain made a staff visit.

Canadian General Electric Technical representative, Mr. R Bowslaugh, visited for pre-overhaul. Cpl. WG Ray and LAC Re Foster from Sector Edgar visited re: Preventative Maintenance.

Exercise – Boneyard 1 (ECM). W/C Underwood and Mr. R Canning from AFHQ made a CE visit.

Exercise – Blast Off (B-47). ECM – chaff 8 hours from Blast Off exercise. Exercise – Itchy Foot (B-52).

Mr. AC Kidney, Bell Telephone Company, arrived for inspection of NE 603 Telephone System 5 days. Unknown – XE7 intercepted by HLZ – identified as RCAF North Star 17504 – off Flight Plan. One STP Exercise.

F/L OH Hack, PersEdu, F/L AM Proud, AS/FtrC and WO2 M Corkery FtrCop, all from SOGT Branch ADCHQ, visited for two days to discuss Ground Training problems. FPS-6 off the air in evening for want of exciter brushes. Exercise – Shakeup.

One STP Exercise (Battle Staff).

F/L Heal from AFHQ visited to investigate UHF and VHF facilities and for general familiarization. Chessmatch.

Exercise Big Blast. ECM- 1 hour Electronic Search and Height – Condition 2 to 4.

Seven officers from 2451 (Aux) Squadron Windsor arrived for one week camp training.

S/L HA Pattison reassumes the position of COpsO on return from TD at CPU Cold Lake. Chessmatch.

The 35^th Anniversary of the RCAF and the 50^th Anniversary of Flight were celebrated. Several MPs and citizens of the local area arrived at 1100 hours for a tour of the tower and the domestic site. Lunch was served in the Officers’ Mess with officers and wives in attendance. Over a hundred invitations were sent out inviting citizens from the local area to partake in the afternoon ceremonies. A parade was held at 1330 hours when WO1 Regrave gave an address tracing the history of the RCAF from its inception in 1924. S/L GR Phillips (retired) took the inspection and the highlight of the programme was the cutting of the birthday cake and a presentation of a silver tray to S/L Phillips by W/C HE Smith, AFC, Commanding Officer. S/L JH Phillips, DFC, came from Trenton to help pay tribute to his dad. The airwomen served tea until 1600 hours. A mess dinner was held in the Officers’ Mess at 1900 hours with wives and guests in attendance. Exercise – December Bride (B-52). ECM – 30 minutes from December Bride E 1-5; 10 min from Cowbell E 1-4.

S/L EG Baxter, CTSO, was SOS to Sector Edgar. F/L FW Myers, STelO assumes position of Acting CTSO. GPST 2 unserviceable for two days for want of tubes. Board of Destruction for unclassified files completed and approved.

Exercise – Boneyard 2 (ECM) C-119. ECM – 40 minutes from Boneyard 2 E 1-3. Service Wire Bowling tournament completed and entries submitted. One STP exercise. F/O JS Bangs from Station Trenton visited for one day – security liaison.

Wray Day III (2416 (Aux) Squadron Ottawa). Chessmatch.

Unknown – no information on Ident – later reclassified friendly by 3 Sector. Chessmatch.

Mr. WV Nowak and WO1 Condie from AFHQ visited re modifications to Ops Building (RIP 58/59). F/O Downs from ADCHQ arrived to conduct a Water Safety Instructors Course (6 – 11 Apr).

F/L Myers ceases to hold the position of Acting CTSO upon TOS of S/L MF Lemke from ADCHQ – new CTSO. Azimuth Time Recorder trials were carried out ending on 8 Apr. The following personnel attended: F/L RL Kirkby and F/L Rushton from AFHQ, F/L RW Farrington, Mr. SH Woodend and F/L FA Tanner from ADCHQ, Mr. RE Greenwood and WH Bacon from Canadian Arsenals Toronto and Dr. FR Hunt from National Research Council. A sample was taken of ground based and airborne spot jamming and of slow sweep jamming from a B-47. A conference was held to summarize the trials. F/L SR Gaylor from Station Edgar visited to become familiar with Raid Marshall techniques – 2 days. Messrs RW Bowslaugh, RJ Evans, LM Nagata and HJ Simon CGE Radar Service Overhaul Party arrived. FPS-6 off the air. Exercise Catseye 6. ECM – 45 minutes from Ground Jammer. 3 – 5 condition. Chessmatch.

Cpl. JF Collis, 3 ADCC relief photographer, arrived on TD (9 – 17 Apr inclusive). S/L H Monteith and S/L GJ Cheyne from AFHQ arrived to discuss Preventative Maintenance Procedures. One STP exercise. Exercise – Big Blast. ECM – 1 hour from Ground Based Jammer (Aztime Trials). 1 ½ hours from C-119 Boneyard (Aztime Trials). ½ hour from Big Blast Archie (Aztime Trials).

Messrs. L Smith, TM Reddie, JA Davey and IA Todd arrived to supplement CGE Radar Service Overhaul Party. Mr. C Burroughs, Quebec Water Safety Director, arrived to examine personnel on Water Safety Instructors Course. WO1 GN Smyth, WO2 HG Patrick and FS JB Prince from ADCHQ arrived to check heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. ECM – 1 ½ hours from Barndoor, Electronic on Search, Condition 1-4. F/L FA Tanner, F/L RW Farrington and Mr SH Woodend of ADCHQ (visiting for Azimuth Time Recorder Trials – 7 Apr) took pictures of various degrees of jamming on the FPS–6 as provided by the CEPE Dakota. Dr. FR Hunt from NRC conducted a few tests with his Stepped-Gain Receiver on the FPS-6, in the morning to determine the cause of spurious responses evident since the installation of the Rigid Radome.

G/C Mussells and W/C Dicks of Station Uplands visited for the day – familiarization. Entries for Dependents Wire Bowling competition submitted. One STP exercise.

F/L NJ Ashton, Mr R Stangroom and Cpl. Cassis, Physical Fitness Test Team (5 BX) from AFHQ arrived to test personnel (3 days). ECM – Synthetic Triangulation problem. One STP exercise. Letdown trial at Uplands – aimed at increasing the landing rate by decreasing spacing between aircraft.

Mr. Fred Illingworth of Canadian General Electric arrived for the purpose of supplying parts to CGE workmen presently overhauling the FPS-6. Airmen’s Trade Examinations held – 0900 hours to 1200 hours. Broadcast Control Chessmatch. ECM – 40 minutes from Kenneth B-29. L, S and X band. S/L HA Pattison assumes command of Station Foymount in the absence of W/C HE Smith attending the CO’s Conference at ADCHQ.

F/L A Della Stua, F/L CF Wilkinson, Cpl. RJ Currie and Cpl. EO Razzell from 3 ADCC Edgar, made a staff visit (2 days). The Joint Defence Plan has been re-drafted to incorporate Nuclear Defence as well as Security. FPS-6 back on the air. A secret registered parcel was received from the Systems Development Corp., Santa Monica. The inner package had been slit open and there is a danger of a possible compromise. GPA 40 performance monitor equipment on the FPS-6 was installed. We can now take continuous figure of merits. ECM – 2 hours 30 minutes from unknown source. Condition 1 – 5. One STP exercise. The scope camera has been re-located on GCI 10 in Room 216 (GCI Controllers Room). W/C HE Smith reassumes command of RCAF Station Foymount on return from TD.

Fire alarm sounded at 1710 hours – fire, in ceiling around exit light, outside swimming pool caused by faulty wiring. (Incorrect installation). Considerable damage to walls in swimming pool (smoke) and outside wall needs repair. A full Summary Investigation was carried out. Mr. Jack Kenney and Mr. Ned Cook of National Research Council arrived to test components Astrid. (Astrid Compass Trials).

Sgt. WL Rogers, LAC RE Foster and LAC GV McDougall from Station Edgar visited for 1FMP Preventative Maintenance. One STP exercise. WO2 R Smith from ADCHQ arrived to investigate the fire in the Rec. Hall and was appointed a member to the Summary Investigation.

Unknown – Ident error by 1 Sector.

Sgt. JGD Leger from 53 GObC Det Brockville reported in for practical trade training. (20 Apr – 1 May 59). One STP exercise. FPS-6 off the air for one hour and 25 minutes in the evening to change a magnetron.

Mr. FE Wright, AFHQ Construction Engineer visited for one day for CCE Inspection. Chessmatch. Emergency – Yardbird 33 (KC-97) lost engine – diverted to Plattsburg with minimum flight following.

Station Security Alert. One STP exercise. Chessmatch. Exercise – Boneyard 1 (ECM). ECM – 2 hours 30 minutes. from Boneyard 1. L Band, Condition 3, X Band and Chaff.

F/L GRE Dube and F/L JN VanBuren from AFHQ visited on a preliminary siting trip to site GATR SAGE ANNEX. Our controllers were briefed on the above noted shortly after their arrival. Emergency – XL Blue 2 lost AC power – returned to Uplands without incident. Exercise – Big Blast. Chessmatch (F-102s). ECM – 1 hour 5 minutes – source unknown. L Band, Condition 2-3; 1 hour from Big Blast aircraft; L and S Band Condition 4.

ECM – Light Chaff from Boneyard 2. One STP exercise.

Security and Operational Alert. Exercise – Eyewasher (2 days). This exercise was most disappointing from the point of activity – this unit could only commit two pair. The Airwomen’s Basketball Team won the Ottawa Valley League Championship in Deep River.

FPS-6 off the air in the afternoon for 1 hour 30 minutes. due to burned transformer in GPA 40.

Captain RE Melton, (USAF) and Mr. JS DeVinnay of GEE1A visited re siting of GATR SAGE ANNEX. One STP Exercise.

Unknown – passed from Crystal – landed at Ottawa – unable to identify. Unknown Piker Yankee on VFR Flight Plan doing Photo work.

Dr. J Patton, 3 Sector SDC Representative, made an STP co-ordination visit. (3 days). Mr. W Trischuk from AFHQ visited re. GATR SAGE ANNEX siting party. Exercise – Boneyard 1 (ECM). ECM – Boneyard 1, 2 hours L Band, S Band, Chaff VHF, Condition 3. Station Security Alert. (ADC Infiltration Team). FPS-6 went off the air due to trouble in HV power supply. (16 hours 30 minutes). Chessmatch. One STP Exercise.

W/C EJ Gauthier, STelSO from ADCHQ made an annual STelSO Liaison Visit. Chessmatch. Voltage Stabilizer at RX Site burned out at 2100 hours. All VHF and 4 UHF receivers unserviceable. All common frequencies restored in 10 minutes, site back on air completely at 2325 hours.

Mr. Faguy, DCP Air and Mr. Lane ADCP, made a civilian personnel visit. One STP exercise. Operation establishment reduced as follows: Air Gen. – Delete 1 F/L, 2 F/O. AS/FtrC – Delete 2 F/O.

Emergency – HBQ2 hung up engine – HBQ1 vectored to HBQ2 and both aircraft proceeded to YB for GCI/GCA landing. Station Spring Semi-Formal Dance held.

Dr. JK Houston, MD, arrived from Kingston to assume duties of SMO for the summer months. F/L TA Bruce, Med MO, to be hospitalized for an operation at Rockcliffe Hospital and later transferred there on staff (approximately 15 Jun). Dr. Houston came from Queen’s University where he did a year’s Post Grad. Studies and has been employed previously at Sea Island and Station Holberg.

Captain Boucher from Camp Petawawa and Pte. Sabine Pasley from RCDC 13 Coy Trenton arrived to provide dental treatment to the station personnel (duration of visit – one month). F/O EW Gummeson, AS/G Def and FS I Hargreaves arrived from Station Uplands to arrange Ground Defence Continuation Training (3 days). Mr. N. Cooke and Mr. B. Steedman of NRC arrived to test astrid transmissions through Uplands to NRC. F/C PG Hudson, URTP Pers/Adm, reported in from McMaster U. Squadron Hamilton for summer training. LAC JE Spurrill from 53 GObC Det Brockville reported in for two week’s trade training. Four airmen from Edgar arrived for two days cross training. One STP exercise.

Cpl. JR Genest, AFP from ESIU Rockcliffe visited for one day on investigational duties. Exercise – Catseye 7. ECM – Jolly 32 – S Band. Working Crystal – 1 hour. Chessmatch. Emergency – HLD 2 lost radio receiver – HLD 1 locked on and section returned to Ottawa – picked up receivers before landing. Emergency – Golden 3 lost engine over KC – recovered at Plattsburg.

WO2 WR Rockey from ADCHQ visited for the purpose of a Command Fire Inspection (3 days). F/L J Birch assumes the position of COpsO in the absence of S/L HA Pattison on TD. (COpsO’s Conference – Edgar). Landscaping for Admin Bldg, rear of Rec. Hall and rear of CE Section, has been approved and work has commenced. ECM – KSW working Crystal – L Band and Chaff – 57 minutes. Mechanical jamming Crystal area – 1.30 minutes. One STP exercise.

F/Os DJE Bigu, GR Hunn, WE Mulinder and HJ Emson arrived from Station Uplands for two days cross training. Exercise – Big Blast. ECM – Exercise Big Blast LS Band. Messrs CJ Acton, WJ Wilson, AJ Dawson, HF Jackson and Age Argue of DOT; Lt. Comdr. RM Dunbar, RCN, Captain ST Chisholm – Army and F/L JF Cartwright visited for one day. All are members of the Canadian Delegation to the forthcoming conference of the International Telecommunications Union at Geneva where they must defend the use of RCAF frequencies. They visited here to ask questions here relating to radar and communication equipment. A thorough briefing was presented by the Unit Telecom Staff.

F/L WK Beattie, SOPhoto ADCHQ, made a staff visit. F/C B Knaggs, URTP AS/FtrC, reported in from UBC Squadron for summer training. Unknown – 1 KC 97 Track #UA6 – DP21 scrambled ident 1 KC-97 #29U8 at 1552Z. One STP exercise. Over one hundred "I" cards were processed by the AFP, for service personnel and for dependents 12 years and over.

Messrs. William T Stephen, Christopher M Wright, Mervin L Canr, Verne E Tant, Arthur D Dunn, Michael J Kennedy, Joseph A Byrne, Ralph A McDermid, Alfred Z Berthelet and Trevor C Jones all from the Electronic Branch of DDP visited the unit for familiarization. A briefing and tour were arranged.

Five airmen arrived from 2451 (Aux) Squadron Windsor for summer camp training. The FPS Upper Beam receiver was off for two periods of 40 minutes and 1 hour and 30 minutes early in the morning in order to clear faults in the Transmit/Receive switching system.

Dr. F Hunt and Mr DJ Stone of NRC and F/L OE Warner of AFHQ visited for ECM trials. (Anti-chaff RX). S/L HA Pattison assumes the position of COpsO on return from TD. F/L TA Bruce, SMO, hospitalized at Station Rockcliffe. One STP exercise.

F/L FA Tanner, ADCHQ, arrived for ECM trials. Exercise – Private Eye. 2 Chessmatches. Admin teletype circuit to St. Hubert was out for two hours in the morning due to cable damage between Ottawa and Montreal resulting from an electrical storm.

F/L L Spencer and Mr. TE Futcher from AFHQ arrived for the ECM trials. F/O EW Gummison, FS I Hargreaves and Cpl. AJ Gardiner arrived to conduct 8 hour lectures, on Nuclear Defence, to all Unit personnel. (13, 14 and 19 May 59). One STP exercise.

Mr. RF McDonald, RCA Representative visited for two days. Emergency – HLD3 – pilot thought to be suffering from anoxia – landed safely at Ottawa. Emergency – HLD1 – fire in one engine – landed safely at Ottawa. Emergency – VL01 – 1 F-102 – electrical failure – landed at Ottawa.

Eleven F/C observers from Winnipeg arrived for the day – familiarization and motivation visit of BOC 5814. ECM – Bugle 26 – mechanical, S Band – 35. One STP exercise. Swimming Pool re-opened (closed since fire). Instructions received and carried out re Ontario Provincial Election.

Three officers from 2451 (Aux) Squadron Windsor reported in for one week summer camp training.

Captain EM Olson (USAF) and Mr. HR Merritt (3 Sector DOT Liaison Officer) visited for discussion of operational, AMIS and other matters of operational concern. Two airmen reported in from53 GObC Det Brockville for practical trade training. (one week). LAC JJA Champagne, Cook, lost everything when his home in Eganville burned to the ground. ECM – 15 minutes S Band FPS-6. One STP exercise.

W/C AH Hill here for SORDP staff visit. (3 days). F/O EC Turner and FS JNV Hudson here for CHQ Supply Staff Visit (19-21 May inclusive). Chessmatch. Baseball season opened. LAW BEA Redmond, FtrCop, won first place for the butterfly and breaststroke in the Wire Swimming Meet.

F/L AL Seward, 3 ADCC Edgar, visited to present a current "Threat" briefing to all unit personnel cleared Secret. The briefing was later cancelled due to illness. F/L Eakins, ASWelO AMCHQ, visited for one day. F/O RW Hipgrave, Sgt. CP Callander and LAC J Folk from Station Uplands reported in to carry out the regular weapons and explosives inspection. Exercise – Private Eye. ECM – 55 minutes. S Band – GCI Site Run. One STP Exercise. Power failure of one minute in Ops Bldg., all radar equipment went off as well as all VHF and UHF transmitters.

FPS-6 off at 1820 hours to change magnetron and reverse diodes. Back on in 1 hour 20 minutes.

G/C RDP Blagrave, SPSO ADCHQ, here for staff visit. Twenty personnel from 2451 (Aux) Squadron Windsor spent the weekend here for Auxiliary training in STP briefings and explanation as to duties during Wray Day Exercise, planned for July. Severe arcing in FPS-6 Waveguides at 1515 hours. – required reduction in power. Returned to normal power at 1800 hours. ECM – 15 minutes L – FPS-3 and S Band – US Big Blast. Jolly 55 – L and S Band – 2 hours and 35 minutes. One STP exercise. FPS-3 was stopped at 0400 hours to check 36X synchro – back on with 1X synchro maintenance at 0730 hours.

FPS-6 off the air to change magnetron and check circuitry at 0840 hours. Time off 2 hours 20 minutes. FPS-6 waveguide arcing at 1500 hours. – power reduced and at 1520 hours FPS-6 was off completely. Mr. R. Bowslaugh arrived at 0400 hours and Mr. AI Todd arrived at 1230 hours from CGE to do emergency maintenance on FPS-6. Chessmatch.

Chessmatch.

Mr. FE Wright, AFHQ Construction Engineer, visited for one day to carry out CCE Inspection. Cpl. W Ray and LAC DH Behrens from Station Edgar arrived to carry out Preventative Maintenance. Mr. John Warr of NORWESTO Telephone Co. visited re telephone liaison and inspection. (2 days). Mr. DG Stone from NRC reported in to participate in CAFF Trials. Five airmen from Ottawa (2416 (Aux) Squadron) reported in on posting for special duty (25 May – 30 Aug). ECM - Boneyard – working Puritan. One STP exercise. ADCHQ advised (Letter S965-102-2(SOECM)19 May 59) we are to reduce scopes from 20 to 16. FPS-6 back on the air (damaged Azimuth rotary coupler)

Exercise – Boneyard. ECM – Boneyard – jamming AI – chaff drops. Boneyard – working Crystal and reflectively test. Chessmatch. ECM – Chessmatch – VHF Jamming. Comparison Test (Reflectively) Chaff Drop (1 C-47 and 2 CF-100s).

One STP exercise. Cpls. Qualifying Examinations held.

Mr. G Ducharme and Mr. L Catelli from Universal Electric Ottawa visited to check with DCL representative re new construction and electrical contract. Four airmen reported in from 2416 (Aux.) Squadron Ottawa for contact training until 15 Sep. Exercise – Big Blast. ECM – Cowbell strength 4 on exercise Ball Club 30^th Div – 1 hour. FS’s Qualifying Examinations held.

Chessmatch. ECM – Big Blast. Condition 3 – X, L and S Band – 2 hours. One STP exercise.

Wray Day IV (2416 (Aux.) Squadron Ottawa). Little Chessmatch. F/L JL McMahon and F/L T Richardson from ADCHQ visited to attend Wray Day IV exercise.

F/O DC Hay, MATP, reported in for annual training – TechTel. (31 May – 14 Jun inclusive). Little Chessmatch.

(HE Smith) W/C
Commanding Officer
RCAF Station Foymount Ontario