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West Selkirk AirmanWith R.C.A.F.EuropeMetz, France — Throughout the night and day, youngairmen and airwomen sit in a darkened operations room!their eyes glued to radar scopes In clear, precise tonesthey speak to radar plotters, giving the approximate height,speed and direction of aircraft which appear on their screens as white “blips” or echoes.These airmen and airwomen are fighter control operators, members of No 61 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the RCAF Air Division's radar unit at MetzOne of these fighter con■—taw.operation in July, 1955, just six months after the first ho-trol operators serving here in Europe is Leading Aircrafts- since then has carried man Garry S. Campbell, 24- out ts i°b of surveillance and year-old son of Mrs. Kather- aircraft control, 24 hours-a-ine Campbell of 309 Stanley ^y* every day of the year, avenue, West Selkirk Fighter control operatorslike LAC Campbell work on aHe is married to the for- three-shift basis, six days in mer Margaret Stewart daugh- succession, and are then gi-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie ven three days off. TheyDeepformer airwoman who serscopesveu Wiui mm as a ngnter a time, keeping known air-controi operator prior to craft under constant watchtheir marriage.directingfighters on interceptions o I rated at West Selkirk, he j unknown aircraft, joined the RCAF in 1954, was ; Since coming to Europe trained as a fighter control! LAC Campbell and Mrs operator at RCAF Station Campbell have taken advan Clinton, Ont., and served at! tage of the travel opportuni-RCAF Stations Foymount Ont, and Senneterre. P.O.ment in 195S.Holland, Germany, Luxemburg. Switzerland and EngThis radar squadron, the land and plan to visit other ily such RCAF unit located European lands prior to theirCanada
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Selkirk Enterprise
Selkirk, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Feb 03, 1960
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