| Commanding Officer | G/C DP Hall, CD |
| Chief Administration Officer | W/C DC Skene DFC, CD |
| Chief Operations Officer | W/C G Sutherland |
| Chief Technical Services Offocer | W/C KR Grimley CD |
| Senior Accounts Officer | S/L SC Hall |
| Officer Commanding 445 Sqn | S/L K MacDonald |
| Officer Commanding 441 Sqn | S/L H McLachlan |
| Officer Commanding 439 Sqn | W/C J MacKay |
| Senior Supply Officer | S/L AJ Hall |
| Senior Medical Officer | A/S/L JA Despatis |
| Officer Commanding Wing Maintenance | S/L WH Casley |
| Wing Weather Officer | S/L RH O'Brien |
December 1959
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 168 | -- |
ARRIVALS
| 19819 S/L JP Bell | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 21557 F/O CL Devereaux | Tech/Arm from Stn Camp Borden |
DEPARTURES
Nil
VISITORS
No visits other than Senior Officers travelling via Service Aircraft.
Control Tower
1 - 31 Dec 59
Canadian Military - arrivals & departures - 2978
Foreign Military - arrivals & departures - 44
Delayed emergencies - 5
Crashes - one F-86 crashed on approach to runway 12 due to heavy fog. Pilot received injuries.
Tower operating from mobile convoy due to installation of new tower consoles.
General
15 - 16 Dec 59
SOMS, Air Div Med/Sec and Command Matron made a staff visit at the unit hospital.
2 Dec 59
Hangar accepted at Rocroi deployment site.
3 & 5 Dec 59
Pipe Band played for St Nicholas parade in Verdun and Metz.
3 Dec 59
Basketball game between 1 (F) Wing and USAF Chambley was played with 1 (F) Wing the victorious team.
28 Dec 59
A for P approved by Air Div for Wing Terminal Site - Microwave.
January 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 174 | -- |
ARRIVALS
| 224771 F/O JR Bertrand | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 135037W F/O MD Brochu | Med/Nur from Stn Rockcliffe |
| 133873 F/O GJ Corbett | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 40952 F/L AV Ginley | Acc from 6RD Trenton |
| 50868 F/O JP Myronuk | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 151977 F/O NA Webb | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
DEPARTURES
Nil
VISITORS
2 Jan 60
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands visited the Wing unofficially while on a hunting trip.
Control Tower
1 - 31 Jan 60
Canadian Military - arrivals & departures - 3427
Foreign Military - arrivals & departures -16
Delayed emergencies -2
Air Evacs - 1
Resumed operation from main tower 18 Jan.
General
1 Jan 60
Promotions for the New Year announced.
Airmen's New Year's Dinner was served and proved to be enjoyed by all particpants.
9 Jan 60
Basketball League (Inter-Wing) in operation.
15 Jan 60
Approval by AFHQ for 6 additional classrooms in BB28 and renovation of BB22 for transient accommodation.
18 - 22 Jan 60
F/O's qualifying exams were written with 55 candidates.
25 Jan 60
Women's gym classes comenced under the instruction of Cpl Melton.
29 Jan 60
A/C F Carpenter AOc ATC visited the unit. A luncheon was served in the Officers' Mess.
February 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 176 | -- |
ARRIVALS
| 85727 F/O RA Duffie | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 15467 S/L AJ Hall | Sup from 1 Air Div SOSup |
DEPARTURES
| 13772 S/L JL Trudeau | Med/MO to SupRes |
VISITORS
5 Feb 60
Senior Officers from Air Div, AFHQ, AMC and ATC attended a conference held on the unit.
23 Feb 60
Col Ponce, Commanding Officer of the Military Subdivision at Nancy paid a visit to the unit.
29 Feb 60
S/L Batchelor from ATCHQ visited CE Section to discuss CC106 programme.
Control Tower
1 - 29 Feb 60
Canadian Military - arrivals & departures - 2472
Foreign Military - arrivals & departures -32
Delayed emergencies -6
Air Evacs - 1
General
1 Feb 60
Mr. Montsarrat, area engineer, Ponts & Chausses, Verdun, visited the CE Section.
2 - 5 Feb 60
F/L Qualifying Exams written - 22 candidates participated.
3 Feb 60
Pipe Band played at a parade for Chief of Staff.
8 Feb 60
S/L KW MacDonald promoted to Wing Commander.
9 Feb 60
The CO and the Pipe Band were guest of the city of Verdun at a dinner held in appreciation of the Bands contribution to the Verdun Christmas Party.
11 Feb 60
Women's Swim Meet held at 1 (F) Wing with all Wings and Langar participating.
15 Feb 60
30 Reserve Officers from Virton, Belgium entertained by squadrons.
20 - 21 Feb 60
Sweden hockey team visited the Wing for a double game.
22 Feb 60
A flag raising ceremony was held in honour of the birth of a son to Queen Elizabeth.
23 - 24 Feb 60
Visit of S/L Bradshaw, SOFSv on an inspection tour.
25 Feb 60
Beginning of Inter-Section Hockey finals between Headquarters & Tech Wing.
March 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 181 | -- |
ARRIVALS
| 227420 F/O JE Booth | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 20234 S/L LS Deyell | Air/Obs from 3 (AW) OTU Cold Lake |
| 242398 F/O LK Kipps | Air/P from 3 (AW) OTU Cold Lake |
| 60465 F/O JP Reilly | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 12845 S/L EJ Trotter | Air/P from 3 (AW) OTU Cold Lake |
DEPARTURES
Nil
VISITORS
Other than Senior Officers travelling by Service a/c, there were not any official visits made to the unit.
Control Tower
1 - 31 Mar 60
Canadian Military - arrivals & departures - 4336
Foreign Military - arrivals & departures - 40
Delayed emergencies - 3
Air Evacs - 1
A new GCA search antenna was installed and considerable construction was in progress on an approach lighting system for runway 30.
General
21 Mar 60
Final game of Inter-Section Inter-Wing, France finals, 1 (F) Wing were winners.
27 Mar 60
Pipe Band played at a Fancy Fete held in Florenville, Belgium.
31 Mar 60
Inter-Section Volleyball finals between Operations and 445 Sqn - Operations won the finals.
A rather quiet month as most people were busily engaged in trying to finish up their annual leaves.
April 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 185 | 886 |
ARRIVALS
| 233150 F/O DM Christenson | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 7734 S/L J Savage | Pers/Adm from Stn Namao |
| 51186 F/O HW Taylor | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 51176 F/O KL White | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
DEPARTURES
Nil
VISITORS
? Apr 60
Brigadier Ainslee of Surgeon General's Office visited for two days
22 Apr 60
Mr Churchill, Minister of Trade arrived on Service Dakota and departed on the Comet.
30 Apr 60
Mr. Bahanowski, French Minister of Communications visited for a short period while on a trip to Longwy.
Deaths and Funerals
7 Apr 60
Funeral services were held for LAC RA White killed in a car accident.
Control Tower
1 - 30 Apr 60
Canadian Military - arrivals & departures - 4233
Foreign Military - arrivals & departures - 26
Delayed emergencies - 3
Air Evacs - 2
WO2 GW Leslie and FS MJ Braun each completed their ten thousandth GCA approach during the early part of April, that run being flown by the units Commanding Officer.
Mid-air collision involving a 1 (F) Wing F-86 and a 2 (F) Wing F-86. Both pilots ejected and were picked up by helicopter.
General
2 - 4 Apr 60
Inter-Wing Curling Bonspiel held in Arrowhead Arena - 4 (F) Wing took the trophy.
2 Apr 60
New microwave site handed over to 601 RR Sqn.
15 Apr 60
New High School accommodation completed in BB28
18 - 22 Apr 60
Red Cross Water Safety course held.
22 - 23 Apr 60
Airwomen's Bowling Tournament held - winners were 1 (F) Wing. Gala Floor show and dance followed the banquet.
May 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 191 | -- |
ARRIVALS
| 212810 F/L BL Gartner | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 243100W F/O ME Gauthier | Med/Nur from Stn North Bay |
| 60754 F/O LA Harvey | Tech/AE from 1 TTS Aylmer |
| 217005 F/O PF Harvey-Smith | Tech/AE from 1 TTS Aylmer |
| 238853 F/O DJ Jaques | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 237902 F/O AG Matthews | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
DEPARTURES
Nil
VISITORS
May 60
A/C Whiting CCE; Mr Baribeau, Asst President, DCL; G/C Ingles, DCEM; W/C Walker and Mr Corriveau visited the CE section on an inspection tour.
2 May 60
Training Command Band arrived to make a Band tour of Europe. Engaged at the unit, Longuyon, France, Virton and Florenville, Belgium the band proved to be most successful.
17 May 60
Sir Dermot Boyle, Marshal of the RAF, arrived by Service Aircraft. A Guard of Honour and the Pipe Band were present on the Marshals arrival.
Control Tower
1 - 31 May 60
Canadian Military - arrivals & departures -3946
Foreign Military - arrivals & departures - 110
Delayed emergencies - 5
Air Evacs - 3
Lt J Wuyts and Sgt D Caboot of the Belgium Air Force at Veauvechain, arrived on TD for the period 23 May to 8 Jun. Purpose of the visit was familiarization of tower and GCA procedures.
General
1 May 60
Dedication of Memorial Stained Glass Window in the Protestant Chapel by G/C ES Light DRA/P. This window, depicting the Last Supper, is dedicated to all those who have died serving at 1 (F) Wing.
8 May 60
Flight Cadets arrived for their summer training.
9 May 60
Medals were presented to the following personnel at the CO's parade:
WO2 FA Evans - Efficiency Medal
F/L AV Ginley - Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
Sgt F Nelson - CD
Sgt JE Lacroix - CD
Cpl DN McIntosh - CD
Cpl JR Fisher - CD
LAC JH Ashford - CD
12 May 60
Group IV Exams were written - 10 candidates participated.
17 May 60
Pipe Band played at an Honour Guard parade held for the CAS of the Australian Air Force.
The Sacrament of Holy Confirmation was administered to 22 Protestant personnel.
21 May 60
Pipe Band played for Armed Forces Day at US Army Base Toul.
25 May 60
Cpl qualifying exams were held.
26 May 60
British-Luxembourg Society and the Reserve Officers of Mons, Belgium visited the unit.
29 May 60
Pipe Band played for a parade and concert at Bastogne, Belgium.