Grostenquin, France
Ground Defence, Wing Photo, CAE


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  1. Front of War Task Assignment card - January 1964.
    Courtesy Angus Cline.

  2. Back of War Task Assignment card - January 1964.
    Courtesy Angus Cline.

  3. Nuclear Defence personnel - December 1960.
    (L-R) Jim Ward, Wally Bernas, Sgt Keegwin, ARP Golding, Ken McOrmond, Fletcher (wearing wedgie) and an unidentified F/O.
    Courtesy June McOrmond.

  4. Nuclear Defence "Christmas Greetings" - December 1960.
    Courtesy June McOrmond.

  5. Front of Passive Defence Assignment card - December 1957.
    Courtesy Chuck Myles.

  6. Back of Passive Defence Assignment card - December 1957.
    Courtesy Chuck Myles.

  7. Front of Defence Warning System card - December 1957.
    Courtesy Chuck Myles.

  8. Back of Defence Warning System card - December 1957.
    Courtesy Chuck Myles.

  9. Jacques Nadeau doing an inspection of the ground defence equipment. This is a twin 50mm machine gun that was water cooled - June 1954.
    Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.

  10. Sgt Lapierre was a Ground Defence instructor - October 1953.
    Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.

  11. LAC Jean-Guy Choquette practices Ground Defence at 2 Wing Grostenquin - July 1953.
    Jean-Guy is the dispersal and perimeter guard who took a shot at the intruders in one of our Believe It Or Not stories.
    Courtesy Jean-Guy Choquette.

  12. LAC Jean-Guy Choquette practices Ground Defence at 2 Wing - July 1953.
    Courtesy Jean-Guy Choquette.

  13. LAC Jean-Guy Choquette in Ground Defence camouflage at 2 Wing - July 1953.
    Courtesy Jean-Guy Choquette.



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  1. Photo Section party in a local French "Watering Hole" - December 1960.
    (L-R) LAC Roy Smalley, Cpl Bush O'Bear (leaning), Cpl Bill Newman, Cpl Paul Verville, Cpl Ted Parks (standing), LAC Don Piercey, Sgt Ted Hackett (hidden by LAC Dave Spearing), LAC Bruce Walls (being baptized), LAC Chuck Atwood, LAC Ray Latulip (standing), LAC Vic Cousineau.
    Courtesy Edward Mullen.

  2. Front entrance to the Wing Photo Section - April 1959.
    Courtesy Ted Hackett.

  3. Wing Photo Christmas Party (includes a collection of AFPs and Photo Techs) - December 1958.
    Courtesy Ted Hackett.


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