| Commanding Officer | G/C DP Hall, CD |
| Chief Administration Officer | W/C DV Thomas, CD |
| Chief Operations Officer | W/C KW MacDonald, CD |
| Chief Technical Services Officer | W/C KR Grimley CD |
| Senior Accounts Officer | S/L SC Hall, CD |
| Officer Commanding 445 Sqn | A/W/C EJ Trotter, DFC, DFM, CD |
| Officer Commanding 441 Sqn | S/L H McLachlan, DFC, CD |
| Officer Commanding 439 Sqn | A/W/C JP Bell, CD |
| Senior Supply Officer | S/L AJ Hall, CD |
| Senior Medical Officer | A/S/L JA Despatis |
| Officer Commanding Wing Maintenance | S/L RS Shaw |
| Wing Weather Officer | S/L AH Lamont |
June 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 192 | 1010 |
ARRIVALS
| 2087 S/L RS Shaw | Tech/AE from CEPE Uplands |
| 236427 F/O JR Tessier | Tech/AE from Laval (U) Sqn Quebec |
DEPARTURES
| 27601 S/L WH Casley | Tech/AE to CEPE Uplands |
| 41160 S/L DL Whitaker | AD/GDef to 1 Air Div HQ |
| 7882 F/L CF Barlow | Tech/AE to MACHQ Halifax |
| 22658 F/L AA Dillman | Pers/AFSec to Stn Summerside |
| 225955 F/L RH Howson | Chap/Prot to Stn Holberg |
| 21721 F/L DJ Lewis | Air/P to 111 KU Winnipeg |
| 23442 F/L KF Lowe | Air/P to 414 Sqn North Bay |
| 218584 F/L SA Warren | Chap/RC to Stn Camp Borden |
| 204888 F/L E Zapf | Pers/SS/Wel to MACHQ Halifax |
| 243859 F/O RE Small | Air/P to RCAF Advisory Group Oldenburg (Sup'y 3 FWG) |
VISITORS
23 Jun 60
Capt Gumm USAF of Paris Flight Service made a liaison visit to this Wing. Lt DeRitter accompanied the Belgium Sqn from Florennes.
Control Tower
1 - 30 Jun 60
Arrivals
Local Traffic -1725
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 307
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 26
Total - 2058
Departures
Local Traffic -1725
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 281
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 34
Total - 2040
General
Jun 60
Meeting held at Tiercelet with Col Barrat, French Genie, S/L Wheatstone 601 RR to discuss Microwave siting.
16 Jun 60
F/O Donald appointed as Wing Intelligence Officer.
22 - 25 Jun 60
Escape and Evasion exercise "Stormy Trail" conducted by 1 Air Div, operated out of 1 Wing's Intelligence Section.
26 Jun 60
Pipe Band played for a Fete in Longuyon France.
July 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 190 | 990 |
ARRIVALS
| 67125 S/L AH Lamont | AS/Met from RU Winnipeg |
| 9707 F/L CJ Baldwin | Tech/ME from Stn Namao |
| 204659 F/L GI Hurley | Tech/Photo from AFHQ/AMTS/CAE |
| 22258 F/L MP Lahaye | Chap/RC from Stn Aylmer |
| 217608 F/L DE O'Leary | Tech/CE from Stn Sydney |
| 38885 F/L JA Penny | Med/MO from Stn Saskatoon |
| 138193 F/L GW Yates | Chap/Prot from Stn Gimli |
| 53388 F/O JR Brown | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 53390 F/O MJ Diss | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
DEPARTURES
| 19727 W/C J MacKay | Air/P to 4 (F) Wing |
| 20091 W/C DC Skene | Air/P to AFHQ/CFN/COMPT/DAFB |
| 30244 S/L RY Cannon | Air/P to TCHQ/SOOPS |
| 41506 F/L T Koch | Air/P to 443 Aux Sqn Vancouver |
| 42213 F/L BA Morris | Air/P to 412 Sqn Uplands |
| 14702 F/L JH Sullivan | Air/Obs to 1 Air Div SASO |
| 243760 F/O SL Harris | Air/P to 3 AFS Gimli |
Control Tower
Arrivals
Local Traffic -1809
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 266
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 56
Total - 2131
Departures
Local Traffic -1809
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 284
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 44
Total - 2137
General
25 Jul 60
Friends Day held at 1 (F) Wing. Over 3,000 French, Belgian, and Luxembourg friends of Stn personnel accepted the 'Open House' invitation.
26 Jul 60
12 Belgian F84 aircraft operated from Marville until end of month.
29 Jul 60
Official apprival of CC-106 programme rec'd.
August 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 191 | 988 |
ARRIVALS
| 233198 F/L JD Thomas | Air/P from Stn Chatham |
| 14540 F/L AR Rosengren | Air/Obs from 3 AW Cold Lake |
| 17923 F/L RE Lowry | Air/P from 3 AW Cold Lake |
| 105086 F/L JL Adamson | Tech/AE fromAMCHQ/CQC |
| 55687 F/O LH Coste | Air/P from Stn Chatham |
| 54098 F/O LH Friesen | Air/P from Stn Chatham |
DEPARTURES
| 20109 G/C G Sutherland | Air/P to 1 Air Div SPSO |
| 4241 S/L EF Insley | Tech/AE to Stn Chatham |
| 235720 S/L RH O'Brien | AS/Met to MACHQ/AU |
| 12602 F/O GS Wallace | Acc to Stn Downsview |
VISITORS
26 Aug 60
CAS and Mrs Campbell visited the unit. They arrived by Comet and visited the afternoon, then they departed for 4 (F) Wing by Dakota. Visit was successful, however, due to the delay in the arrival of the Comet, the scheduled programmed was slightly altered.
Control Tower
Arrivals
Local Traffic -1260
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 290
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 26
Total - 1576
Departures
Local Traffic -1260
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 273
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 38
Total - 1571
General
3 - 26 Aug 60
Pipe Band played at various Fetes and parades. A total of 7 engagements in France and Belgium were fulfilled.
26 Aug 60
SOAF (Air Div) conducted an audit on CE section.
September 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 185 | 1008 |
ARRIVALS
| 2021 W/C DV Thomas | Air/P from Stn Moose Jaw |
| 205332 F/L DS Kempson | AS/FC from Stn Goose Bay |
| 214928 F/L WA Revell | Pers/Adm from Stn Camp Borden |
| 134921 F/O DW Dunkerley | Tech/Arm from 1R&CS Clinton |
| 201372W F/O MD Holmes | Med/Nur from MAC/AU (Sup'y) |
| 223038W F/O VA Liss | Pers/FSv from Stn Clinton |
| 54579 F/O DL Work | Air/P from Stn Chatham |
DEPARTURES
| 17936 S/L KE Jackson | Air/P to 409 Sqn Comox |
| 7596 F/L AK Cunningham | Tech/AE to Stn North Bay |
| 204496 F/L DH Hooper | Air/Obs to Stn Chatham |
| 49787W F/L EA Wright | Pers/FSv to 1 Air Div SU |
| 131772W F/O MC Berthiaume | Med/Nur to 1 Air Div SU |
| 243607 F/O GS Foley | Air/P to 2 AFS Portage |
Control Tower
1 - 31 Sep 60
Arrivals
Local Traffic -1848
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 266
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 25
Total - 2139
Departures
Local Traffic -1848
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 271
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 23
Total - 2142
General
1 - 28 Sep 60
A big month for the Stn Pipe Band. The highlight being the NATO Music Fest in Munchen Gladback when the Band represented Canada.
18 Sep 60
Battle of Britain services held on Stn commemorating 20th anniversary.
29 Sep 60
Two GCA controllers 38366 Sgt JW Carr and 12724 FS JA Kerr each completed their 10,000th GCA run. The aircraft was flown by the CO.
October 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 181 | 1042 |
ARRIVALS
| 13038 F/L RT Laking | Sup from AMCHQ |
| 27217 F/L WL Ruttle | AS/FC from Stn St Hubert |
| 133818 F/O TD Large | AS/FC from Stn Greenwood |
| 76183 F/O RM Popowich | Air/Obs from 3 (AW) OTU Cold Lake |
| 56039 F/O GE Walters | Air/P from 3 (AW) OTU Cold Lake |
DEPARTURES
| 25803 F/L JE Hynes | AS/FC to Stn Chatham |
VISITORS
15 Oct 60
Visit by Mr AA Smith, Director of Education DND, accompanied by Capt JD Armstrong, Director of Naval Education. Purpose of visit was to inspect overseas DND schools.
26 Oct 60
MND visited the unit in company of A/V/M Miller and A/V/M Wray.
Control Tower
1 - 31 Oct 60
Arrivals
Local Traffic -1744
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 245
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 30
Total - 2019
Departures
Local Traffic -1744
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 239
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 32
Total - 2015
General
5 Oct 60
CC-106 meeting with DCL and P&C re: a/c parking bids. Bids opened 11 Oct on aircraft parking area and work commenced 20 Oct.
9 - 15 Oct 60
Fire Prevention Week. Successful in that no fires were reported.
19 Oct 60
F/O Lambick, F/O Willhauk internally transferred to Flight Simulator.
20 Oct 60
Exhibition Basketball game played in Rec Centre between Virton Belgium and 1 Wing.
29 Oct 60
International Hockey games commenced with 1 Wing Arrows against Den Haag, Holland. Victors were the Arrows.
1 - 30 Oct 60
Arrows played host to various visiting hockey teams during the month including 3 Swiss teams, Cortina Italy, and Tampere Finland. To date Arrows have won all games by a considerable margin.
1 - 30 Oct 60
Stn Pipe Band contributed to various functions in the area. During the month the band played at 8 parades, Fetes, etc.
9 - 15 Oct 60
Main runway closed for 3 weeks due to work in progress along the edges.
November 1960
STATION STRENGTH
| Officers | Other Ranks |
|---|---|
| 176 | 1018 |
ARRIVALS
| 240044 F/O PW Rollock | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
| 56047 F/O JT Wilkenson | Air/P from 1 (F) OTU Chatham |
DEPARTURES
| 38643 F/L JE Anderson | Air/P to RU Saskatoon |
| 200713 F/L JL Deakin | Air/P to 425 Sqn St Hubert |
| 33714 F/L BR Ketcheson | AS/FC to Stn Downsview |
| 246720 F/L RA Miller | AS/Met to Stn Portage la Prairie |
| 233163 F/L RW McDonald | Air/Obs to RU Winnipeg |
| 233122 F/O RA Grouch | Air/P to 2 FTS Moose Jaw |
| 243507 F/O JN Guay | Air/P to 129 A&FF Trenton |
VISITORS
14 - 16 Nov 60
Party of Royal Canadian Engineers from Soest Germany visited WArm't section to discuss demolition plans for the EDP.
18 Nov 60
Parliamentary group at the unit on a one day visit.
Deaths and Funerals
9 Nov 60
F/O Duffie, 441 Sqn crashed on take-off, resulting in the only air fatality on the Wing during the year.
Control Tower
1 - 30 Nov 60
Arrivals
Local Traffic -1612
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 247
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 15
Total - 1874
Departures
Local Traffic -1612
Canadian Military (Itinerant) - 263
Foreign Military (Itinerant) - 15
Total - 1890
General
1 - 30 Nov 60
Pipe Band played for departure of MND, funeral of F/O Duffie and various other functions.
Fifty delayed emergencies reported during period 1 Jun - 30 Nov. All a/c recovered safely.
Total of six air evacuations carried out from 1 Jun to 30 Nov 60.