CFB Winnipeg Becomes 17 Wing Winnipeg
(Republished from the 31 March 1993 issue of The Voxair) By Capt J.L.D. Lachance, WPIO Background 1 April 1993 will not only mark the 69th Anniversary of the Air Force,…
402 Sqn Pipes, Drums and Dancers
(Republished from the 20 February 1991 issue of The Voxair) by MWO Neil A. Barbour The 402 “City of Winnipeg” Squadron Pipe Band was formed in 1954, and is currently…
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…
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…
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial
Aims and Intent of 500 (City of Winnipeg) Wing, Air Force Association of Canada (Republished from the 29 April 1998 issue of The Voxair) The Memorial Construction © is planned…
Battle of Britain Lace Tapestry
(Republished from the 3 May 1989 issue of The Voxair) On the 22 March 1989, Lieutenant-General Larry A. Ashley, Commander, Air Command, unveiled the Battle of Britain Lace Tapestrywhich will…
Dakota – A Last Farewell – Un dernier adieu
(reprinted from the 22 March 1989 issue of The Voxair) Dakota C. Mk. III Twin Wasp June 1944 The Dakota Mark III as it was flown in England in 1944.…