Historical Narrative
1 Air Division Headquarters
14 Dec 60
Air Division personnel in France contributed more than $2,600.00 to the husband and father of the woman and four year old child killed when an Air Division Sabre crashed into the Alsace village of Lichtenberg. The money was presented to Mr. Albert Mees by the Commanding Officer of 2 Fighter Wing, Grostenquin France, where the aircraft had been based. The contribution - not connected in any way with legal compensation for the accident was collected as a concrete expression of sympathy.
6 Dec 60
An official message of condolence and regret was issued today by the Commander of Canada's NATO Air Division, Air Vice Marshall Larry Wray, in connection with the crash of an RCAF Sabre into the Alsace village of Lichtenberg, resulting in the death of a woman and her four year old son. It was explained that the pilot had done everything humanly possible before leaving his aircraft, to ensure that it would not fall into an inhabited area.
5 Dec 60
An RCAF Air Division Sabre day fighter crashed into the tiny, isolated Alsace village of Lichtenberg today, demolishing a stone cottage and killing a woman and her four year old son. The plane fell into the village after its pilot, F/O Harry Schoning, 23, of Alix Alberta, had parachuted to the ground following a control seizure. The aircraft continued its flight for nearly 35 miles, seeking out the village, set in a heavily wooded area of the Vosges, by a million to one chance. The dead woman was Madame Hilda Mees.31 May 60
2 (F) Wing Personnel.
|
Officers Male |
205 |
|
Officers Female |
8 |
|
Airmen |
1,103 |
|
Airwomen |
47 |
|
Civilian Employees |
420 |
Incidents Investigated by Air Force Police
|
Deaths (all headings) |
8 |
|
Assaults (all headings) |
2 |
|
Thefts & Related Offences Public Property |
3 |
|
Thefts & Related Offences Non Public Property |
0 |
|
Thefts & Related Offences Private Property |
6 |
|
Damage (Includes Fire but not PMC & GME) |
5 |
|
Accidents GME |
6 |
|
Accidents PMC |
84 |
|
AWA |
1 |
|
Miscellaneous Disorderly Conduct/Disobedience/Mischief |
2 |
|
Miscellaneous Impaired and Drunk Driving |
3 |
|
Miscellaneous Assistance to Other Forces |
0 |
|
Miscellaneous Attempted Suicide |
1 |
|
Total |
121 |
PMC Accident and Case Disposition Summary
|
No of Accidents |
85 |
|
No of Fatalities RCAF |
6 |
|
No of Fatalities Other |
1 |
|
Convictions RCAF |
45 |
|
Convictions Other |
0 |
|
Resultant Traffic Offences Imprisonment |
0 |
|
Resultant Traffic Offences Detention |
0 |
|
Resultant Traffic Offences Suspension |
29 |
|
Resultant Traffic Offences Fines |
7 |
|
Resultant Traffic Offences Cautions |
14 |
|
Resultant Traffic Offences Reprimands |
1 |
|
Cases Outstanding |
11 |
31 May 60
At Wing Headquarters, the Squadron Leader Chief Operations Services Officer position was replaced by that of a Wing Commander and established as Chief Operations Officer. Simultaneously, the position of OC of 423 Squadron was reduced from Wing Commander to Squadron Leader. The COpsO position had earlier been established as a Wing Commander but this position had been removed from the Wing for other commitments.
30 Apr 60
Recreation In Intersection Bowling Championship and the All Star Soccer League Championship were both won by 2 (F) Wing
28 Mar to 6 Apr 60
Eight CF-100 aircraft from 423 (AW) Squadron participated in an exchange with the Belgian Air Force at Beauvechain from 28 Mar 60 to 6 Apr 60. BAF CF-100 aircraft visited 2 (F) Wing in turn.
11 Feb 60
No 109 Communications Flight, 2 Fighter Wing, Grostenquin France, was presented with its official badge at a ceremony in Grostenquin. The badge was presented to the Flights CO, S/L J OCallaghan by the Divisions Chief of Staff, Air Commodore PA Gilchrist.