ROyal party flies direct to RCAF station S’side

Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

“"11 fly direct from London to. struction started later

RCAF Station. Summei'side. it

[5 IHIPI‘ESt'flg at this time togiaiiy as No 9 Serv1ce Flyln g recall the histary of the base. |

Plans for the RCAF Station

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I Summers i d e were originally . drawn up in April 1940 and con- t h a t ‘year. The Station opened offic-

Training School 25 Jan 41.l l and the first course of pilots gra~ i

The Argus story

When. in 1939. Eastern Air

Vehicles give protection

During the Royal visit to. Prince Edward Island. the ducted on In April of that year. 1 Queen will make her d riv e I In July 42 the SFTS was moved l through the streets of the Island “way 3“ replaced by NO: 1 Ge‘ in one of three large limousines,

ral ' - nwemch gfififiéssflce Wigggzlh each with a bullet proof. plastic WMMMMMHMWWMWMMMW Station was placed on a c a r e 1 Royal C°upl° 1“th 5°- and maintenance basis untilI “19 ""99 "hm" we” “19‘ 1947 when it was re - activated 99d. to Charlnl'etow" I", the “3' as a permanent installation of I “5‘0" and have be“ 1“ 3’1"“ the RCAF in peacetime‘ jof the RCMP ever since arriv- n was first re _ opened as an ‘ ing. Press photographers and

When Her Majesty Queen El» tubeth II and her husband. the RH. Duke of Edinburgh trav- el to different countries. mem- bers of the royal household tra- vel with

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in. ladies in waiting.

Officials. secretaries, doctors. dressers. police officials. footmen and

pages are included. The party ia as follows:

Royal household has many duties

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Equerry to The Queen; Lieut» enant Commander John Garn- ier, RN. Equerry to The Queen; Squadron Leader Dl’Vld

Equerry to The Edinburgh: Miss J Taylor. M.\'.O.. Chief Clerk Private. Secretary' Office. Miss S Phillips. Lady Clerk to

Welcome To Our Island Province

} work the Argus can be. and fre.

. Assistant. Pri' te ret t 1quentiy is. used for extended \a sec "y 0

Command was brought up to a The Queen- Miss A Downes

Air Navigation School and later ? T990110" have been refused The Marchioneaa of Abergav

strength of four squadron 5. three of these were equipped with aircraft or ginally intended for other purposes ~ the Atlas. the Delta: and the Wapiti Onei' was equipped with an aircrafil‘ designed primarily for mari-' time patml — the Stran r a e r. During the post ~ war buildup for NATO patrol aircraft \|'el‘ modified Lani-aster bombers for the maritime role if Canada ; was to fulfil its commitments to. NATO a new aircraft was il'ldl-I rated. The Neptune was DUI." chased as an iminerlial e l y i available. operation a 1 air- l craft. but the command's pro.‘ jected plans were built at I ound the newly designed Argus. ’ with its extremely long range and endurance.

ITS

STORY i The Argus weighs 148,000 g libs. it has a fuel capac lty oil 0.688 imperial gallons with . provision for an auxilia load | of 500 gallons. It is powered by four Wright Turbo Comp ou n d Engines. each of which develops I 8.700 brake horsepower. The lz—ft. diameter fuselage cont ains t/wo lit-ft. bomb bays cap able of carrying 4 tons of offen- aive weap on s fifteen hund- red miles from base (from Newfoundland to lrelandl re- maining on patrol or search for eight hours and returning the fifteen hundred miles to base with a one hour fuel reserve.

The Argus in flight generate‘ enough heat to service 28 6~room houses in the depth of winter. a n o u g h electricity to pro- vide complete power for 60 6- room houses. carries enough fuel to run the family car 130.- 000 miles (more than five times around the world at the equa- tor) and takes off with a weight of almost 150.000 lbs.

IT VERSATILI’I‘Y

In addition to its marit i m e

patrol and anti — submarine

WELCOME TO P. E. ISLAND

Beeutyland Salon

Search and Rescue duties. Re. cently the British freighter Ambassador and the French vessel Douala. broken by stormy seas. were dramatic examples of the aircraft's use for rescue work And when the Liberian tan k e r Amphial u s broke in two and was unable to send a distress signal. it was a patrolling Argus that saw and recognized her plight and direct- ed the RCN destroyer escort Athabaskan to her rescue. Now under study are plans to permit rapid modification of an operational Argus from its Maritime role to a troop trans- port. in support of Canada's newly conceived close integrat- ion of the armed forces to com- bat brush-war flare-ups. any- where. in U N operations.

Maritime air command took shape in 1937

In 1937. because of the serious European situation. the RCAF began a rapid expansion. Dart- mouth. N.S.. which had been only a seaplane base. was en- larged to handle land planes. Development work on new air- fields at Yarmouth. Sydney and Truro commenced in 1938 and was still g oi n g on when war broke out in September 1939. On 15 September 1938 Eastern Air Command tEAC) was for-

ed.

During 1 ate August a n d early September 1939 three more squadrons joined the com- mand and when Canada declared war on Germany. EAC consist- ed four operational squad. rons on the east coast and nine on the west coast.

in 1949. following the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. the Canadian Government. un- dertook. as part of its contribut- ion to NATO. to make available shore - based maritime patrol aircraft. Training was started in the Fall of 1949; one squad- ron was formed i 1950: a sec ond in 1951: a third in 1952 and a fourth in May 1961.

In February 1954 a decision was announced to acquire two new types of aircraft. The Nep- tune tLockhead WW» and the

(Canadair CP107t. A of 2': .Neptiunes and 33 Argus were ordered The first Neptunes were received in the

subdivided mm the Central sight of the vehicles for pictur- Nawgation School and .‘Jo. 1 Air 195 “d “'1” only , ‘ble; ‘0 Navigation School. During the Phowgl‘aph them mm“! "1"" phase, student navigators from 5 through the Streets

several NATO countries receiv-i ed instructions in the world's‘ foremost navigational techni-

and Flight Engineers to operate the Neptune aircraft; 415 ques. In the autumn of 1953, Squadron. which flies the Argus the No. 2 Maritime Operational l on Ma‘l‘il-ime Patrol: and Ma- Training Unit moved to Slim- 1 ritime Proving and Evaluati o n merside and tflie CNS moved Unit W1? and EU). which has away one year later. ' the function of testing new equ- The three flying units cur- i ipment and finding new uses for rently established on the stat- equipment already in use.

ion include: 2tMI OTU. which! Group Captain Ainsley G. has the task of training Pilots. t Dagg. C0. is commanding of- Navigators.

Rad i o Officersl ficer of the station.

enny, Lady-in- Waiting; Lieuten- ant- Colonel the Right Honour. able Sir Michael Adeane. G.C.V.O.. K.C.B.. Private Sec- retary to Queen: Mr. Chris topher Eberts. Canadian Segre tairy to Queen; Major Sir Mark Milbank. BL. K.C.V.0.. M.C.. Master of the Household; Lieutenant- Colonel the Honour- Charteris. K.C.V.O.. C.B.. O.B.E.. Assis- tant Private Secretary to The

- Commander Richard

R.N.. Press Secretary;

Admiral Sir Joseph Henley. K.C.V.0.. C.B.. Flag Officer. Royal Yachts: Air Vice-Marshal Sir Edward Fielden. K.C.V.O.. (3.3.. D.F.C. .A.F.C., Senior Air Equerry; Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Reid. M.C. .C.D. Royal 22c Regt.. Canadian Army, Senior Equerry to The Queen: Surgeon Vice- Admiral. Sir Derek Steele-

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Perkins. . . . ., . . a1 Officer:_Squadron Leader Ii. W. Keane. D.l|‘.C.. D.F.M.. C.D.

Lady Clerk to Press Secretary- Mr. GR Franklin. Clerk. Mas ter of the Honsehold‘s Depart» ment; Miss V. Lee-Barber. Lady Clerk to Equerry to The Duke of Edinburgh; Mlle Jeanne La- pointe. Lady Clerk to Canadian Secretary to The Queen; Chief Superintendent A.E. Perkins M.V.O.. The Queen’s Police 0f- ficer: Inspector I. Thorning. The Duke of Edinburgh's Police Officer; Miss M. MacDonald M.V.O. The Queen's Dresser Miss P. Hoath. The Queen's As- sistant Dresser; Mr. J. Mac- donald. The Duke of Edinburgh's Valet: Miss A. Walker. Maid to Lady-in-Waiting; Mr. nett. The Queen's Page: Mr. J. Walton, Page of the Presence; Mr. J.E. Taylor. Sergeant Foot~ man; Mr H. Joerin, M.V.0.. The Queen's Hairdresser; Mr B. Stibbs. The Queen's Foot- man; Mr. F. Holland, Footman.

r. E. Jones. Footman; Mr. R. Hamilton. Footman: Mr. R Cameron. Footman.

E. BEH-[

OFFICIAL GREETERS

Governor General Georges Vanier and his lady, seen here durin a 1960 visit to Hunter Riv- er, will be among the first to extend Canada's official welcome to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh tonight when the royal couple arrive by air direct from London. The Veniers came to

Grafton Street East

the Island from Ottawa by train.

command in March 1955 and all were delivered by the end of the year. The first Argus arrived at Greenwood. N.S.. in May 1958 . and the 33rd and last off the‘ production line in ovem er 1960

These aircraft were larger‘

HUGHES

ALBERT L. THOMAS

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Charlottetown

Great George Street

Water St.

Best Wishes for a Happy Visit The GLORIA LADIES WEAR

Charlottetown

HALL MFG. CO.

Summerslde

Welcome PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

GREETINGS

than the old Lancaster and were 3 fitted with more modern equip- ? ment. More people were requi- l red to operate and malnta in l them and m a n y new facilities - had to be provi d e d at the air-1 ' fields. Between the beginning of 1 I 1958 and the end of 1961 the per- ‘

on the

Long Live i

The ; Queen

BELL’S

Texaco Service

Welcome To

Our Province!

AMBROSE ST. LUCKY DOLLAR

GROCETERIA CHARLOTTEI‘OWN

i with the Royal Csansdian Navy 1

», sible for the maintenance of sea

sonnel strength of the command more than doubled. ITS ROLE

Maritime A l :- Command is responsible for the operation of all shore marit air- craft on both the Atlantic a n d Pacific coasts of Canada.

As is the case with all the' armed forces of Canada. out i purpose ia to maintain peace. and freedom and. to this end. the i specific task of Maritime Air! Command is to train and main- : tain combat - ready forces for l maritime operations. Working I

and in co . operation with other I NATO forces. we are respon-

i communications

and defence ’ 1, against attack from the sea. ‘

occasion of the official opening .

of the

Fathers of Confederatio I \ Memorial Buildings

' HUGHES

Slafionv Air Commodore Frederickl 22 jS. Carpenter AFC. CD. is of- DRUGGBSTS SINCE “10 2 QUEEN . ficer commanding Maritime All M10“! 0‘“

I Command.

QUEEN ST.

WELCOME TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

HOLMES and BRADLEY

CHARLOTTET‘OWN

KENT STREET

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We trust that the Royal Couple will enioy their visit to Prince Edward island and that it will remain a pleasant memory in the years to come.

ZELLER'S LTD.

CHARLOTTETOWN

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