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Wing Commander's Golf Tournament Raising Funds for United “Delivering news and information. At home and around the world.” • “Transmettre des nouvelles et de l’information, d’ici et d’ailleurs.” Volume 54 • Issue 36 • September 13, 2019 Posted in 2020? Call me for a Free Market Evaluation. Let’s get your home ready. CHRISTINA CHARBONNEAU, SALES REP. S e r v i n g 8 W i n g / C F B T r e n t o n • 8 e E s c a d re / B F C T r e n t o n • h t t p : // t h e c o n t a c t n e w s p a p e r . c f b t r e n t o n . c o m Cell: 613-243-0037 436 Transport Squadron EXIT Realty Group INSIDE 75th ANNIVERSARY 'HUSKY' SQUADRON 75e anniversaire du 436e Escadron de transport PREPARES TO CELEBRATE 75 YEARS Wing Commander’s golf tournament Best Military raising funds for Discount Pages 2, 3 Anywhere! THE SCIENTISTS AND SOLDIERS AT CFS ALERT United Way 1-877-857-7726 613-962-7100 bellevillenissan.com By Makala Chapman embers of 8 Wing Trenton Mare once again swinging into action to help raise funds for the community through the Government of Canada Work- place Charitable Campaign (GCWCC). To launch the rst of- cial day of the initiative, more than 140 participants gathered at the Wing’s Roundel Glen Golf Page 9 Course for the 20th Annual Wing Commander’s Golf Challenge on 704 AIR FORCE CITY Sept. 5. The GCWCC is an annual event created exclusively for fed- SQUADRON WELCOMING eral public servants and federal NEW CADETS retirees looking to make chari- table contributions in their com- munities. Each year, throughout the fall, the Base holds a vari- ety of local events to help raise money for the campaign. Like in years previous, the benefac- tors of the money raised through the GCWCC are HealthPartners and the United Way of Hastings Prince Edward. HealthPartners Photo by Makala Chapman is a national charity that focuses on raising research funds to help Page 10 8 Wing Commander Colonel Ryan Deming takes a swing at the 20th Annual Wing Com- mander’s Golf Challenge on Sept. 5. Continued on Page 6 QUINTE’S LARGEST STONE INDOOR SHOWROOM VENEERS FLOORING & TILE SINKS Ceramic, Porcelain, Mosaic, Granite, Quartz, Marble, Slate, Soapstone Marble, Hardwood, CABINETS Kitchen and Vanity Tops Laminate, Vinyl VANITIES Backsplashes Fireplaces and Showers www.blackbirdstoneandtile.com Mon - Fri 9am-5pm • Saturday By Appt. SELECT YOUR SLAB - 100’S IN STOCK 30 CREELMAN AVE., TRENTON 613-965-1800 2 - The Contact News September 13, 2019 Operation Market Garden: 437 Squadron’s baptism of re By Major (retired) Training Plan (BCATP) ally agreed upon to form a William March agreement, Canada and third transport squadron: England had agreed, 437. 2019 marks the 75th anni- under Article XV, that versary of Operation Mar- the Royal Canadian Air 437 Squadron is born ket Garden, the audacious Force (RCAF) could form 437 Squadron, stood up and ultimately unsuccessful 35 squadrons overseas. on September 14, 1944, push to secure bridges over By May 1944, there were at RAF Station Blakehill several rivers in Holland and still three squadrons yet Farm, Wiltshire, was part thus open a corridor through to be established and of No. 46 Group, Royal which the Allied ground forc- the British Air Ministry Air Force (RAF) Transport es could sweep, with the goal urged Canada to commit Command. Wing Com- of ending the war by Christ- these squadrons to No. mander John Alexander mas 1944. 6 (RCAF) Group within “Jack” Sproule, a Canadi- Bomber Command. Senior an who had joined the RAF n May 1942, as part Canadian air ofcers, con- in 1937, was selected at its Iof updating the Brit- scious of the high level of rst commanding ofcer. ish Commonwealth Air casualties within bomber He came to the squadron units felt that Canada’s with a wealth of experi- current commit- ence, having completed a An undated photo of a 437 Squadron Dakota aircraft in Europe. Inscribed beneath ment of 15 heavy- tour with Bomber Com- the cockpit window is “Fort Rae”, in keeping with the tradition of naming squadron bomber squadrons mand, served as a BCATP aircraft after Hudson’s Bay outposts. was enough. They navigation instructor and recommended the returned to Europe ying ready serving in Transport tas were shot down—the formation of a light- Dakotas with, and even- Command were available 437’s luck runs out thick black smoke rising bomber squadron tually commanding, an and all were transferred The squadron’s luck ran from the burning wreck- and two transport RAF transport squadron. to 437. The rst nine crews out on September 21. age adding to the gro- squadrons instead. He would need every bit arrived at Blakehill Farm Ten 437 Squadron crews tesque forest of similar Ottawa agreed and of his hard-gained expe- just in time to take part in joined the re-supply ar- pillars marking the loss Dr. Arin Por two transport squad- rience as 437 Squadron Operation Market Garden, mada that day and the of other Allied aircraft. Dr. Maarje Armstrong rons (435 and 436 was to begin ying op- the combined Allied air- Luftwaffe nally man- Heroism abounded that Squadrons) were es- erations in three days. borne and armoured thrust aged to break through the day as exemplied by Dr. Laura Teminski tablished in India. As Fortunately for Wing into occupied Holland. Allied ghters. They had Flying Ofcer Gerald P. the British had suf- Commander Sproule he a eld day amongst the Hagerman (Mallorytown, cient light-bomber got some unexpected help. Market Garden begins slow, unarmed transport Ontario). At the controls squadrons to meet Due to a reorganization re- On September 17, Wing aircraft. And then there of Dakota KG376, he made their requirements sulting in the downsizing Commander Sproule, his was the ak—made even not one but two passes in the European The- of RAF transport squad- nine Canadian crews and more deadly as the Ger- over the drop zone, try- atre, it was mutu- rons, 13 RCAF crews al- two other crews seconded mans had overrun much ing with every ounce of to him, took to the air tow- of the anticipated re-sup- his being to put the supply Y! ing Horsa gliders contain- ply area. One soldier on panniers (heavy wicker ing personnel and equip- the ground wrote that . ENDS baskets containing an av- ALL HURRIT Y! ment belonging to the 1st The cold-blooded pluck erage load of 350 pounds British Airborne Division. and heroism of the pi- or 159 kilograms) in the SUNDA The drop zone was near lots was incredible. They right place. His mission, Arnhem and they encoun- came in in their lumber- accomplished he headed tered little opposition, ex- ing . machines at fteen for England and was at- per cept for some light ak. hundred feet searching tacked by six enemy ght- Su All of the 437 Squadron for our position . The ers. His skillful maneu- Dakotas returned safely. German gunners were r- vering could not prevent September Over the next several ing at point-blank range, mortal damage to the Da- Sale days, the Canadians crews and the supply planes kota, but it did buy time continued to delivered re- were more or less sitting for his crew to bail out. inforcements and supplies targets . How those pi- Once he was sure that they to the increasing hard- lots could have gone into had left the aircraft, Flying Sleeps 10 6-8 pressed airborne forces on it with their eyes open is Ofcer Hagerman took to Sleeps 35’4” 35’7” 6,457LBS the ground. As German beyond my imagination his parachute and landed 6,582LBS resistance stiffened on . They came along in within Allied lines. For his the ground, so too did the the unarmed, slow twin- actions that day he was gauntlet of ak that the engined Dakotas as regu- awarded a Distinguished transport aircraft confront- lar as clockwork. The Flying Cross (DFC). ed during each and every greatest tragedy of all, I All told, ve 437 Squadron mission. Nevertheless, ex- think, is that hardly any aircraft were either shot cept for a few additional of the supplies reached us. down or crashed due to 2019 KODIAK 299BHSL 2015 BULLET PREMIER 31BHPR holes in their aircraft, the Within minutes of ar- battle damage. 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