RCAF Air Traffic Control
Fort Churchill, Manitoba


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  1. RCAF Control Tower personnel - December 1961.
    Back row (L-R) Cpl JO "Jim" Bellion, LAC GC "Red" MacDonald, Cpl PC "Pete" Dinesen, Cpl JR "Ray" Webber, Cpl RB "Bob" Duff, LAC CP "Paul" Whittaker, Sgt L "Les" Crombie, LAC BM "Bruce" Roy, IAC IS "Ivan" Abolit. Front row (L-R) F/O RJ "Dick" Prydie, F/L H "Hal" Gold, F/L MJ "Mike" Campbell (SFCO), F/L DG "Don" Thornton, F/O L "Len" Dykes, Sgt N "Norm" Shock.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  2. US Navy weather reconnaissance aircraft on the RCAF ramp - September 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  3. USAF C-123 from the Air Force Missile Development Center - September 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  4. USAF C-123 at the prefab maintenance hangars - September 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  5. USAF C-121 VIP transport - September 1961.
    This aircraft was used by the Vice Chief US Army for an inspection.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  6. TransAir DC-4 - September 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  7. US Navy "WV2-Bruno" on the RCAF ramp - September 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  8. US Army light observation helicopter on the ramp - August 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  9. Aerial photo of RCAF Unit Fort Churchill - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  10. The main hangar and the control tower - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  11. Front view of the RCAF hangar - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  12. Right side of the RCAF hangar and the control tower - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  13. General view of Fort Churchill as seen from the control tower - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  14. USAF helicopter on the RCAF ramp - June 1961.
    US Army Flight Operations Center to the left of the RCAF Supply building.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  15. SAC KC-97 tanker on the RCAF ramp - June 1961.
    The town of Churchill is barely visible in the upper right hand corner.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  16. USAF SAC KC-97 tanker at Fort Churchill - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  17. SAC nose dock hangars and refuelling complex - June 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  18. Interior photo of the control tower - April 1961.
    (L-R) F/L Vince Blake, AC1 Ivan Abolit.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  19. Communications equipment for monitoring rocket launches - April 1961.
    This equipment was located in the control tower.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  20. Interior photo of the Flight Planning Centre - April 1961.
    Courtesy Ivan Abolit.

  21. Assorted photos of the Fort Churchill area - 1961.
    Courtesy As Indicated.

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Updated: December 29, 2004