1 Air Division

The RCAF de Havilland Comet

National Archives of Canada


NARRATIVE REPORT
1 Jun 61 - 30 Nov 61

2 Jun 61

G/C Armour departed for Marville France in Comet 5301. Dr Zimmerman and 14 others were returned to base from Trenton in Comet 5301.

6 Jun 61

G/C Peter departed for Marville, France on Comet 5301.

7 Jun 61

V/Adm and Mrs Rayner, plus A/Cs Bean and Bray, flew from Marville to Uplands in Comet 5301

12 Jun 61

Governor General Vanier and a party of 17 were taken to Churchill, Manitoba in Comet 5301.

13 Jun 61

Hon Mr Green departed for Marville France in Comet 5301.

15 Jun 61

A/V/M McGill, Brig Suttle, and Maj Gen Allard made the journey from Marville France to Ottawa in Comet 5301.

19 Jun 61

RAF Comet 697, with A/M Constantine and 21 others aboard, arrived from Lyneham, England.

21 Jun 61

RAF Comet 697 departed for Colorado Springs, Colo, USA with A/M Constantine aboard.

22 Jun 61

The Minister of External Affairs, Mr Green, and Mrs Green returned to Ottawa from Marville, France aboard Comet 5301.

29 Jun 61

Hon Sevigney flew to France in Comet 5301.

2 Jul 61

Comet 5301 flew to London with Brig Henderson and a party of 12.

3 Jul 61

Comet 5301 returned from Marville France with Hon Sevigney as a passenger.

15 Jul 61

Governor General Vanier departed for Orly, Paris in Comet 5301.

18 Jul 61

A/V/M Cornblat departed for Marville, France in Comet 5301.

3 Aug 61

Brig Henderson arrived at 3 AMU from Marville, France in Comet 5301.

22 Aug 61

Mr A Smith (MP) arrived at 3 AMU on board the Comet 5301.

25 Aug 61

SF 55 (Comet 5302) arrived from Marville at 2000 hours with R/Adm Brock as one of its passengers.

3 Sep 61

A/M Leckie, A/C Taylor, and Brig Lawson arrived from Marville, France in the Comet 5301 at 2000 hours.

8 Sep 61

The Hon Mr Fleming and the Hon Mr Hees arrived from Marville, France aboard Comet 5302.

12 Sep 61

A/C MacLean and 16 parliamentarians arrived from overseas on SF 55 (Comet 5302).

23 Sep 61

Comet 5302 arrived from Marville, France with Brig Lawson, the Hon Mr Hees, and the Hon senator Stambaugh aboard as passengers.

26 Sep 61

Dr Kucherepa (MP) departed on Comet 5302 bound for Marville, France.

28 Sep 61

Mrs D Fleming, A/C MacLean, and Senator Choquette were among the passengers on Comet 5302 which returned from Marville, France at 2110 hours.

6 Oct 61

A/M Leckie, A/C Whiting, and A/C Carpenter were among the passengers on board Comet 5302, which arrived from Marville, France at 2110 hours.

24 Oct 61

The Prime Minister of Canada and his party departed for a state visit to Japan in Comet 5302.

31 Oct 61

The Prime Minister and his party arrived back from Tokyo at 2230 in Comet 5302.

7 Nov 61

General and Mrs Speidel and Dr Zimmerman departed for Marville on Comet 5302 at 1900 hours.

23 Nov 61

Comet 5302 arrived from Marville France with Dr Zimmerman as a passenger.