No. 1 Air Division Statistics
STRENGTH
|
Officers and airmen |
6000 |
|
Dependents |
5300 (2200 wives, 3100 children) |
|
Sabre pilots |
500 (average age 23) |
|
Airwomen |
325 (average age 23) |
SQUADRONS
|
No. 1 Fighter Wing Marville, France |
No. 2 Fighter Wing, Grostenquin, France |
No. 3 Fighter Wing, Zweibrucken, Germany |
No. 4 Fighter Wing, |
|
445 AW (Wolverine) |
423 AW (Eagle) |
427 (Lion) |
422 (Tomahawk) |
|
439 (Sabre-toothed Tiger) |
421 (Red Indian) |
434 (Bluenose) |
419 AW (Moose) |
|
441 (Silver Fox) |
430 (Silver Falcon) |
440 AW (Bat) |
444 (Cobra) |
SCHOOLS
France and Germany
|
Students |
2614 |
|
Total No. of pupils per grade: |
|
|
Kindergarten |
282 |
|
Grade 1 |
377 |
|
Grade 2 |
337 |
|
Grade 3 |
331 |
|
Grade 4 |
353 |
|
Grade 5 |
241 |
|
Grade 6 |
187 |
|
Grade 7 |
149 |
|
Grade 8 |
120 |
|
Grade 9 |
115 |
|
Grade 10 |
67 |
|
Grade 11 |
39 |
|
Grade 12 |
20 |
|
Grade 13 |
6 |
|
Teachers |
124 |
|
Total teachers at each Unit |
|
|
1 Air Div HQ |
20 |
|
1 (F) Wing |
22 |
|
2 (F) Wing |
23 |
|
3 (F) Wing |
23 |
|
4 (F) Wing |
23 |
|
4 ATAF |
5 |
|
SHAPE |
2 |
|
AAFCE |
3 |
|
Langar |
2 |
In England, 255 students at 30 AMB attend local schools. In France and Germany, 14 students attend local schools. Three Canadian teachers are on the staff of Radcliffe-on-Trent secondary modern school, near Langar, U.K.
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
|
Monthly Salaries |
||
|
France |
670 |
40,000,000 French Francs |
|
Germany |
700 |
298,000 Deutsche Marks |
TRADES:
Fifteen specialist airmen are required to service an F-86.
Electrical Technician
Instrument Technician
Aero Engine Technician
Air Frame Technician
Radar Performance Checker
Communications Technician
Safety Equipment Technician
Aircraft Refinishing Technician
Refrigeration Technician
Munitions and Weapons Technician
Munitions and Weapons Assistant
Armament Systems Performance Checker
Communications Performance Checker
CANADA’S MUTUAL AID CONTRIBUTION OF AIRCRAFT TO OTHER NATO NATIONS
|
Norway |
15 Norsemen |
|
Turkey |
82 F-86 Sabres plus 195 engines 7 T-33 Silver Star jet trainers |
|
Greece |
82 F-86 Sabres plus 195 engines 80 T-33 Silver Star jet trainers |
|
United Kingdom |
300 F-86 Sabres |
HOUSING
|
PMQ’s |
House Trailers |
|
|
1 (F) Wing |
430 |
65 |
|
2 (F) Wing |
430 |
146 |
|
3 (F) Wing |
400 |
|
|
4 (F) Wing |
400 |
|
|
Air Div HQ |
150 |
25 |
137 TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT (LANGAR)
Monthly Average:
380 passengers
134 tons of cargo
25,000 air miles covered carrying passengers and freight
SCOUT MOVEMENT
Scouts – 105
Girl Guides – 95
Cubs – 235
Brownies – 255
WING STATS (Average)
Length of runways – 8,000 feet approximately
Buildings – 60
Area – 960 Acres