RCAF Air Traffic Control
Grostenquin, France



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  1. Extracts from 2 Wing Historical Reports pertaining to 2 Hangar & the Control Tower.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  2. Assorted photos of Grostenquin - 1998.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

    RCAF Station Grostenquin is closed - July 1964

  3. Unidentified Air Traffic Control personnel in the control tower at Grostenquin - August 1963.
    Courtesy John Morrision.

  4. 2 Wing Air Traffic Control personnel - May 1963.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Ernie Somers.

  5. A larger image of the 2 Wing Air Traffic Control personnel - May 1963.
    The rest of the story.
    Courtesy Ernie Somers.

  6. Assorted photos of Grostenquin - 1962.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  7. Assorted photos of Grostenquin - 1961.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  8. 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).

  9. The "show hangar" in working configuration - December 1957.
    Courtesy Don Norrie.

  10. F/O G Mealing with his sony Larry in the control tower - 24 October 1955.
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  11. F/L Fortinand and Greek 2nd Lt L Costiidis in the control tower - 28 September 1954.
    Controlling aircraft during Exercise "Shooting Star".
    Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.

  12. The control tower, a single VW Bug, and an isolated #2 Hangar - September 1954.
    Courtesy Buster Brown.

  13. The control tower by 2 Hangar - July 1954.
    Courtesy Richard Frampton.

  14. Assorted photos of Grostenquin - 1953.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

  15. 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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Updated: June 13, 2005