Metz, France
61 AC&W Squadron
Photographs

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  1. Aircraft movements plotted on a vertical plotting board - December 1958.
    Courtesy Bev Fehr (now Makarra).

  2. W/C Gord Ockenden and the Minister of National Defence, George R Pearkes - 18 April 1958.
    Courtesy Gord Ockenden.

  3. F/L Darrell Popham, George R Pearkes and W/C Gord Ockenden - 18 April 1958.
    Courtesy Gord Ockenden.

  4. Raising the crane to lower the antenna for a bull-gear change - March 1958.
    Courtesy Bert Fredin.

  5. Decca Type 80 main bearing failure. Operations continued by establishing a Detachment at Drackenbraun (French Air Force Base) for three months - March 1958.
    Courtesy Gord Ockenden.

  6. Antenna on the way down - March 1958.
    Courtesy Bert Fredin.

  7. 20 ton lift. Working on the Decca Type 80 Search radar antenna - March 1958.
    Courtesy Gord Ockenden and Bert Fredin.

  8. Marconi Fixed Coil PPI "Exploded Console" used for maintenance - March 1958.
    Courtesy Bert Fredin.

  9. Marconi Fixed Coil maintenance bench - March 1958.
    Courtesy Bert Fredin.

  10. New administration building under construction - 1958.
    Courtesy National Archives of Canada.

  11. Operations Crew Schedule - 1958.
    Courtesy Gord Ockenden.

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