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HQ newsletter

by CI Horton on April 15, 2020 at 1:56 pm
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Our Headquarters ( Regional Cadet Support Unit – Central ) has put out a newsletter that should be of interest to parents and cadets. See the link below. https://www.canva.com/design/DAD43yN_WRU/lP_UtpN-HT45YrzoVkRMMA/view?utm_content=DAD43yN_WRU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton#1

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296Daily – Alumni Captain Franklin

by CI Horton on April 15, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Capt Franklin was a cadet with @296Squadron. We asked him to say a few words about his current career, and the impact being a cadet had on it. ~~ Good day, I was asked if I would provide a short […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Atlantic Escort Duty – HMCS Galt, Hespeler and Prestonian.

by CI Horton on April 14, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Canada’s naval tradition was forged in the fires of the Battle of the Atlantic. During that battle, three ships joined the Royal Canadian Navy to assist in safely escorting ships through ocean, past the wolfpacks, and safely to Europe. Three […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – the mighty Mosquito

by CI Horton on April 13, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296Daily – One of the fastest planes on the battlefields above Europe, and built in sweeping numbers in Canada – the DeHavilland Mosquito was incredible piece of engineering. Fast, well armed, and able to bomb with incredible precision – flown […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – 2011 Pipes and Drums

by CI Horton on April 12, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296Daily -296 City of Cambridge Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets Pipes and Drums on parade in 2011 at the competition in London. This is the compulsory sequence Here is a clear photo of the team from that day. This is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Fall of the Zero

by CI Horton on April 11, 2020 at 9:00 pm
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#296Daily  Aircraft Arms Race – fall of the Zero.at the start of hostilities, the Mitsubishi AM6 Zero was unstoppable – able to consistently defeat the aircraft put up against it in the Pacific. That changed, as America specifically continued to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Alumni -Commander Heather Fogo

by CI Horton on April 11, 2020 at 9:00 am
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I’ve asked some Alumni to share their stories of @296Squadron, and where it helped them in their career. ( they probably didn’t expect to get homework from me years after being in cadets) . First up is Heather Fogo. Retiring […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Tradition – the post Solo flight dunk

by CI Horton on April 10, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Cadets may not realize – but it’s a long held tradition that after a pilot candidate completes their first solo – there is usually some kind of very cold water bath. In the picture above you can see an Air […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – The Savior of Ceylon

by CI Horton on April 9, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Savior of Ceylon Another PBY CANSO pilot – Squadron Leader Leonard Birchall Quoting the article ( linked) – of his bravery both in air and as a POW. “Flying a Canadian-built Canso amphibian, the Canadian version of the American PBY, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296 Daily – F/L Hornell

by CI Horton on April 8, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296Daily – Flight Lieutenant David Hornell – a son of Toronto – he showed extraordinary valour during World War Two. A commander on a PBY – CANSO amphibious patrol – his story, his crews story – became a reminder of what […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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