Grostenquin, France
Wing Salvage-Vehicle Dump



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  1. My VW parked by the barracks with the salvage area in the background - March 1960.
    Courtesy Pat Pattison.

  2. My VW parked by the barracks with the salvage area in the background - March 1960.
    Courtesy Pat Pattison.

  3. Salvage crew around aircraft 18444 - 15 October 1958.
    (L-R) Cpl Jim Etzl, LAC Fred Greene, LAC Bruce Burns, Cpl Cliff Pagget, LAC Mike Ogrodnick, Cpl Ray Johnson, FS Jim Upham, Sgt Wally Gooding (in the engine mounting area).
    Courtesy Fred Greene.

  4. A row of wreckage in the "aircraft graveyard" - April 1958.
    2 Wing had the only Salvage Flight in the Air Division. Hence the wreckage shown in these photos are from all the accidents which occurred at our Wings in France and Germany.
    Courtesy Don Norrie.

  5. Another row of wreckage in the "aircraft graveyard" - April 1958.
    Courtesy Don Norrie.

  6. Wing Salvage Section personnel - April 1956.
    Back row standing (L-R) - LAC Fisher, unknown, LAC Bob Ingram, Cpl Harry Poll, Cpl Don Brown, LAC Bob "Tex" Reid, LAC Arthur "Jock" Lyall, LAC Ray Pulin, LAC Mike Ogrodnick, LAC Ray Tourville, LAC Bob Foisy, unknown, Cpl Gill Poison, Cpl Ray Johnson, LAC Gerry Blake, unknown, unknown, Cpl Doug "Buzz" Sawers, LAC John Boily, LAC Luigi Baron, LAC Cato Larson, unknown, LAC John Gallagher. Front row (L-R) - LAC Bob Vinot, Cpl Stan Rideout, unknown, LAC Art Smart, unknown, unknown, unknown, FS Brownlee, F/L Jessop, unknown, Sgt Frank Bones, unknown.
    Courtesy Cato Larsen.

  7. Larger image of the Wing Salvage Section personnel - April 1956.
    Back row standing (L-R) - LAC Fisher, unknown, LAC Bob Ingram, Cpl Harry Poll, Cpl Don Brown, LAC Bob "Tex" Reid, LAC Arthur "Jock" Lyall, LAC Ray Pulin, LAC Mike Ogrodnick, LAC Ray Tourville, LAC Bob Foisy, unknown, Cpl Gill Poison, Cpl Ray Johnson, LAC Gerry Blake, unknown, unknown, Cpl Doug "Buzz" Sawers, LAC John Boily, LAC Luigi Baron, LAC Cato Larson, unknown, LAC John Gallagher. Front row (L-R) - LAC Bob Vinot, Cpl Stan Rideout, unknown, LAC Art Smart, unknown, unknown, unknown, FS Brownlee, F/L Jessop, unknown, Sgt Frank Bones, unknown.
    Courtesy Cato Larsen.

  8. A group photo of the Wing Salvage Section personnel - October 1953.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Jean-Guy Choquette.

  9. Larger image of the Wing Salvage Section personnel photo - October 1953.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Jean-Guy Choquette.

  10. A group of wrecked "service vehicles" victims of various accidents on and off the station - January 1953.
    Courtesy Jean-Guy Choquette.



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