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The UK, Australia, and I believe NZ, have all awarded the VC to their Unknown Soldiers.  This "warped" thinking of the RCL probably, in my opinion, stems from the fact that it's mainly a civilian organization these days with very few serving or veterans left in it.

I believe the "world record" for the number of pax on a single Chinook is (was?) held by RAF.  They carried 84 pax on a single lift during the Falklands War. The Canadian record is held by a joint 447/450 crew who flew Chinook 009 during RV85.  68 pax on a single lift, 2 platoons of the CAR...

Well, I guess I'll have to start a protest march to make sure 450 Squadron is brought back to life !! "By Air To Battle" Bill

Speaking as an immigrant to this great country....... My family came here 40 years ago this year from the UK.  My 4 brothers and sisters will tell you that it was the best decision my father and mother ever made, especially for we kids.  Having been back to the UK and the city of my birth to...

BBJ - To be honest I'm very disappointed in their choice of Regiment.   The last thing the HCR needs is another aristocratic officer...or two.....Gawd 'elp us !!   It is no secret that moral in the British Army is pretty low, especially after the recent round of forced amalgamations.  I think...

And.....if you want to send old Jacko a personal email, here you go:  [email protected] It's amazing how my blood pressure went back to normal just after I hit the send button. I can't wait for the next election when the local NDP candidate comes a knocking on my door.  ;D Bill

The PPCLI Regimental Museum is at the Museum of the Regiments in Calgary.  I'm sure one of the regular Patricia's on the board will be able to give you the correct contact details for there.  It might even be available through Canada411.com Cheers, Bill

I have a spare set Loadie Garrison dress Wings for you, I found my "trinket" box. I see from your profile that you are at RMC, if you are currently there I can arrange to have the wings for your pick-up from the Chief Clerk at the CDA HQ Orderly Room.  Send me a PM and we'll arrange...

The Loadmaster full wing was introduced after the Garrison Dress was withdrawn, so you can take that one off your list as it doesn't exist. I'll check my boxes as I'm sure I have a few of the old pattern around somewhere.  By the way, there are two different patterns of garrison dress wings for...

When we were recently posted to Kingston from Victoria (what a shock that was !!) the EI office here in Kingston asked me for a letter from my wife's CO to "prove" that I was actually the husband of a regular force member.  I also had to provide a copy of the posting message to prove I had to...

Duey, I hope you shed an appropriate tear when you did your walk through  :-[  Regards, Bill

GO! wrote: "I would not expect a civilian husband to be very well recieved at the MFRC, as they do a marginal job (here in edmonton anyway) of supporting the spouses of deployed troops." This is VERY true, I'm the "ex-military" side of the relationship these days.  When my wife deployed on HMCS...

Just a correction here.  We didn't have 8 Chinooks, we only had 7.  450 Sqn in Ottawa had four, and 447 in Edmonton had three.  We had a total of nine, but we lost 001 and then 002 in flying accidents. As for the question about who paid for what, I don't know.  But, I can tell you that this, ...

Scott57 I don't agree.  When I was flying on the 'Hooks in the med-80's we had all three uniform colours on the Squadron, and nobody gave a flying fig......we just did our jobs......and I see no reason why this attitude should not be the same, when and if, we get 'Hooks again. The colour of...

Duey, I'll drive around Acadia Drive...pick you up, and we can both go together :-)    I hope they keep the LM position on the new ones at the Cpl level.  It was a great learning environment for us all, and gave our Cpl's a chance to escape the boring "rote" of the AMS's.  I remember with...

Beenthere, The pumping system you describe sounds like what we still had during my time on the Squadron - 1983- 1987. As for the electrical source, we had a proper 120V outlet on the left side of the cabin, about equal to the hook.  I don't know it's intended purpose, but I can tell you that a...

Duey, Just checked my log book.....Grise Fiord to Eureka - June 18th 1986 - LCol Dave Purich was the pilot - Flight was 2.2 Hours.  Well under refuelling time ;-) The longest flight I did in a chinook was on 005, again piloted by LCol Purich, on June 7th 1987.  Twas from Eureka to Devon Island...

The only Lancaster that I'm aware of that crashed in the artic was the one that crashed at CFS Alert.   There's nothing left there but the graves of the Crew, which still lie at the end of the runway. I do remember that 450 Sqn lifted a Lancaster from a plinth at Goderich Airport in the early...

Send me a PM.  I have their Pipe Majors home number for you. Bill

Well, we can always do what the Danes do.  Nothing like beating them at their own game  ;) THE SIRIUS SLEDGE PATROL By Palle Norrit , former manager of the Patrolservice , North and Northeast Greenland What is the SIRIUS sledge patrol? It is a defence unit that was created in 1950 under...