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- Extracts from 2 Wing Historical Reports pertaining to 2 Hangar & the Control Tower.
Courtesy National Archives of Canada.
- (L-R) #4, 3 and 2 hangar with the Control Tower on the ramp - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- (L-R) Control Tower, 2 and 1 hangars - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- Interior view of the remains of the Control Tower - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- Interior view of the remains of the Control Tower - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- View of the ramp as seen from the Control Tower - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- View as seen from the catwalk around the Control Tower - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- View as seen from the catwalk around the Control Tower - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- Empty room at the base of the Control Tower - August 1998.
Courtesy Hugues Herr.
- Remains of the control tower - June 1985.
Courtesy Jean-Claude Savoie.
- Number 2 hangar is all locked up, but still bears the RCAF markings - September 1975.
Courtesy Sharon McQuarrie (Nielsen).
2 Wing Grostenquin is closed - July 1964
- Control tower at 2 Wing Grostenquin France - September 1963.
Courtesy Al Massey.
- Unidentified Air Traffic Control personnel in the control tower at Grostenquin - August 1963.
Courtesy John Morrision.
- 2 Wing Air Traffic Control personnel - May 1963.
The rest of the story.
Courtesy Ernie Somers.
- A larger image of the 2 Wing Air Traffic Control personnel - May 1963.
The rest of the story.
Courtesy Ernie Somers.
- 109 Comm Flight aircraft parked in the Maintenance hangar - August 1962.
Courtesy Len Sturch.
- Another view of the Control tower - June 1962.
Courtesy Rocky Proulx.
- Control tower attached to a corner of the main maintenance hangar - May 1962.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- #2 hangar and the Control Tower - September 1961.
Courtesy Pat Pattison.
- Life in the Control Tower - April 1960.
Courtesy John Krasnicki.
- Signing of log book on completion of 10,000 GCA approaches - October 1958.
(L-R) Sgt William "Scotty" Wallace and the Chief of the Air Staff.
Courtesy Christine Wallace (now Eden).
- The "show hangar" in working configuration - December 1957.
Courtesy Don Norrie.
- F/O G Mealing and son Larry in the control tower - 24 October 1955.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-82905.
- F/L J Fenlin and Greek 2nd Ly L Costiidis in the control tower - 28 September 1954.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-81466.
- The control tower, a single VW Bug, and an isolated #2 Hangar - September 1954.
Courtesy Buster Brown.
- The control tower by 2 Hangar - July 1954.
Courtesy Richard Frampton.
- The Control Tower and #2 Hangar - 10 July 1953.
Courtesy National Archives of Canada.
- Interior photo of the Control Tower - 10 July 1953.
Courtesy National Archives of Canada.
- A new control tower for 2 (F) Wing - 9 July 1953.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-80305.
- Sabre preparing for departure from in front of the control tower - 2 July 1953.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-80296.
- Larger image of the control tower - 2 July 1953.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-80296.
- 2 Wing Control Tower - June 1953.
Courtesy Larry Bodnar.
- LAC Johnny Vigneault working in the control tower - May 1953.
He holds a microphone in his right hand, a flare gun in his left hand, and a traffic light rests on his lap.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- Johnny Vigneault at the controls of the manual DF Unit - April 1953.
You can see a black wheel at microphone height which was used to turn the antennas while reading azimuth angle indication on the upper cylindrical band marked with 360 degrees.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- 430 Squadron equipment on the hangar line - March 1953.
Courtesy Alex Johnson.
- 2 Wing ramp and tarmac with Control Tower and a Sabre - March 1953.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- Fly past of Sabres during the Minister's visit to 2 Wing - 11 February 1953.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-80598.
- Installation of a Direction Finder at 2 Wing - November 1952.
AC1 Johnny Vigneault and AC1 Patrick Morrissey install a Direction Finding unit used to facilitate the return to the airfield of lost pilots or pilots in difficulty.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
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