RCAF Air Traffic Control
Fort St. John, BC


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  1. F-61 Black Widow flypast - 1949.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  2. Fort St. John control tower - 1948.
    Handley Page Hastings aircraft at left.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  3. Interior photo of the control tower at Fort St. John - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  4. Tower console at Fort St. John - 1948.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  5. Larger image of our "wind indicator" in the control tower - 1948.
    This device had our runways superimposed and it was connected to the Tetrahedron on the airfield.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  6. View from the control tower looking north - 1948.
    Station Power Plant in foreground.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  7. View from the control tower looking east - 1948.
    ME Section in foreground. CPA hangar and terminal in the background.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  8. View from the control tower looking west - 1948.
    Hangar in background. Army Service Corps to the right, and the Fire Hall to the right of the Service Corps.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  9. Officers PMQs at Fort St. John - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  10. Gloster Meteor - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  11. RCN Firefly - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  12. RCN Sea Fury - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  13. Royal Navy Sea Hornet - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  14. Vickers Valetta - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  15. USAF Grumman "Ducks" heading south - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.

  16. Vampires at Fort St. John - 1948.
    Courtesy Kenneth "KD" Macdonald.


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