Metz, France

Yellowjack gave surveillance to three sections of F-100s from Cahateauroux to Hahn, this was the last leg of their flight from the States to Europe.

Monthly Argus exercise.

Surveillance given to a section of 12 F-100s and one section of 4 F-100s from Bordeaux to Hahn.

Colonel Hartless, Lt. Colonel Wievell, and Lt. Weil of the USAF from 4 ATAF HQ visited the unit for a familiarization tour of the Type 80.

Monthly Argus exercise.

Surveillance given to 2 F-86 aircraft of the West German Air Force from Lyon to Oldenburg.

Strongbox Sierra scrambled live on Track 37L. This track was identified as 2 F-84 aircraft of the West German Air Force before Yellowjack could carry out the interception.

W/C DF Ockenden on transfer to Staff College Toronto handed over the squadron to S/L RT Paul.

AF 8403 called Logroll on Channel 10 but received no answer. Yellowjack made contact with this aircraft and gave surveillance while a cloud seeding exercise was carried out in the Weisbaden area.

S/L RT Paul handed over the squadron to W/C CS Yarnell, the new CO of the unit.

Monthly Argus exercise. Sandal Romeo scrambled live on Track 41M which Yellowjack was not painting. As USAF GCI units could not accept this section, they reverted back to practice scramble.

Yellowjack on annual maintenance.

Hopscotch 98, a T-33 out of 1 (F) Wing crashed near Verdun killing the airman in the rear cockpit. Yellowjack had given a parrot check to this aircraft earlier on in the flight.

Single strobe jamming occurred twice during the evening. This was an RAF exercise against the UK.

All Yellowjack UHF receivers were unserviceable for a period. An exercise was carried out, during this time, with USAF aircraft and acknowledgement of transmissions was done by IFF. Type 80 on 6 RPM for a one month test. When no control is required the 6 RPM will be reduced to 4. Jamming of a single strobe moving anti-clockwise was observed. Another RAF exercise.

Type 80 on 4 RPM due to one electrical turning motor being unserviceable.

Single strobe jamming from the north. Two aircraft on Jamming exercise against the UK.

G/C Hull, VCAS/C Plans visited the unit.

AVM Annis, AOC AMC visited the unit.

Electronic jamming was picked up on all scopes. An RAF exercise not involving Yellowjack.

Type 80 unserviceable. The AFC will not lock on.

Height Finder #1 on annual maintenance.

Monthly Argus exercise.

Checkerboard Lima and Horseman Quebec scrambled live on track 43L. Track identified as a Dutch F-86K.

Height Finder #2 on annual maintenance. Exercise "Side Step" started – this exercise will not involve Yellowjack except for one plotting exercise.

Operation "Silent Spectre" a CF-100 night exercise carried out.

Yellowjack did plotting exercise on the Side Step exercise.

S/L RT Paul COpsO transferred from the Air/Obs branch to AS/FtrC branch.

Monthly Argus exercise.

Aircraft squawking emergency went into the East Zone of Germany – last position given by Logroll was Prague. MPS-11 on annual maintenance.

Horseman Papa on two minutes standby for possible live scramble on track 16L. Identified by Logroll as two German F-84s before scramble ordered.

Sandal Mike 3 squawked emergency after mid air collision with his #4. Sandal Mike #3 landed safely at 2 (F) Wing. #4 bailed out successfully.

Jamming encountered three times during the day. All were RAF exercises.

Captain Beaver USAF from Weisbaden requested surveillance and GCI/GCA letdown into 2 (F) Wing for General Smith in a T-33.

Madcap Red 4 called Yellowjack for assistance as he was short of fuel and unsure of his position. Contact was made and he was successfully directed to 1 (F) Wing.

A French T-33 who was lost called Yellowjack on 121.5 mcs. Yellowjack gave assistance till they were able to hand the aircraft over to another GCI unit for recovery at the French base of Colmar.

Yardarm Tango scrambled live on track 62NL. Track identified as a Canadian T-33 from Renfrew Scotland to 4 (F) Wing. This aircraft had penetrated the border between East and West Germany owing to an unserviceable compass.

Horseman Quebec scrambled live on SOS. Before intercept could be completed the SOS was identified by Logroll as a USAF F-100 under Spangdahlem control. Exercise Silent Spectre completed.

Spanish aircraft callsign "Baby Fly" called Yellowjack on 293 mcs requesting surveillance to Furstenfeldbruck. Yellowjack found them inside the Swiss border and handed them over to Racecard.

Checkerboard Golf on a Sky Saga mission intercepted a BOAC Comet.

LAC Lumb, Radar Tech, killed in crash of light aircraft at Dancourt, France.

Yellowjack gave surveillance to 3 flights of USAF aircraft (from the USA) into Laon and Chaumont.

Magnetron change completed on the Type 80.

Exercise Silent Spectre completed. Final authority from AFHQ cancels our Mobility Requirement.

Student November scrambled live on track 17L. Identified by Logroll before intercept as 2 French F-84s.

Strongbox Sierra scrambled live on 51LL and handed over to Logroll – identified as 2 USAF F-100s. Yellowjack unable to pick up SOS – as IFF on both Type 80 and MPS-11 unserviceable.

List of Call Signs and Abbreviations – Appendix X

The following is a list of call signs French, USAFE, and Canadian that have direct relations with 61 AC&W Squadron during day to day operations, and as a clarification of any call signs mentioned in this or previous volumes of Historical Reports from this unit.