First One Arrives
(Republished from the 12 February 1975 issue of The Voxair) Base photo On Saturday, 1 Feb the first C-130 was delivered to 429 Squadron. Four of these aircraft will replace…
Closure of CFB Portage La Prairie
(Republished from the 9 September 1993 issue of The Voxair) By Col R.R. Henault, Base Commander, CFB Portage La Prairie RCAF Station Portage La Prairie first opened in July 1940…
CFB Winnipeg Awarded “Freedom of the City”
(Republished from the 18 November 1992 issue of The Voxair) By Capt D. McDonnell, CFANS It began with the rhythmic sound of over 350 smartly dressed military personnel marching through…
1 Air Mov Sqn Passenger Terminal Dedication Ceremony
(Republished from the 17 January 1996 issue of The Voxair) CWO William Ledingham Clark Terminal, 17 Wing Winnipeg. On a very cold and blustery Tuesday, 5 December 1995, the personnel…
Air Force Way
by Capt Neil Kinley (Republished from the 28 February 1996 issue of The Voxair) City of Winnipeg work crews attach the new Air Force Way sign to the pole at…
17 Wing Welcomes 435
by Capt Neil Kinley (WPAFFO) (Republished from the 21 September 1994 issue of The Voxair) With its four Allison engines roaring, Canadian Forces Hercules number 333 taxied onto the ramp…
Winged Commandos
Leadership, stamina, survival-these are the elements of the new grad course that turns RCAF aircrew into… by Sgt - Bombaimer Irv Johns (Republished from the April 1944 issue of Wings…
R.C.A.F. Mash
by Major W.A. March (Republished from the 2 March 1994 issue of The Voxair) By the summer of 1943, preparations in England for the upcoming “Second Front” in Europe began…
Stations of the RCAF: Victoria Island
(reprinted from the October 1962 issue of The Roundel) by Flight Lieutenant E.E. Boyd Within sight of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa is an area destined to become one of…
The Garden of Memories
(reprinted from the 1 September 1999 issue of The Voxair, Winnipeg, Manitoba) The old saying "From small acorn grow big oak trees" might well be appropriate for the Garden of…