Archive for May, 2020

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#296Daily – Battle of the Scheldt

by CI Horton on May 11, 2020 at 9:00 am
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– The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations led by the First Canadian Army, with Canadian, Polish and British units attached, to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Flyover Updates – Snowbirds and Waterloo Warbirds

by CI Horton on May 10, 2020 at 12:00 pm
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Sunday the Snowbirds will be flying over southern Ontario. Their route should take them over Waterloo Region in the afternoon. They should be visible from the North end of Cambridge. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/snowbirds-covid-19-fly-over-waterloo-region-sunday-1.5563526 The Waterloo Warbirds association will have a flyover on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Unlucky

by CI Horton on May 10, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Sometimes the best laid plans don’t go right. Learn today about the USS William D Porter. Called the “Unluckiest ship in the US Navy”

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296Daily – Flying Ring

by CI Horton on May 9, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296Daily – Dangerous duty – as war raged across Europe, sea mines became huge problem for navigation. One solution to clear sea lanes was to fly a plane INCREDIBLY low over the water, while it had a special device on it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Snowbirds Flyover – OP Inspiration on Saturday

by CI Horton on May 8, 2020 at 10:17 pm
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Snowbird team they’ll be flying near Cambridge this Saturday – late afternoon. This link give their route over southern Ontario. They should be visible from the north end of the city ( depending on visibility)

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296Daily – the Dragon

by CI Horton on May 8, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296Daily – Manned Dragon – For almost a decade, the only manned vehicle travelling to the International Space Station has been the Soyuz. A workhorse – the Soyuz is universally respected for its work over the past decades.However with a single […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296daily – Ram Kangaroo

by CI Horton on May 7, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Canadian’s are sometimes used to making do with what’s available. Another example of that was a 1944 shortage of armoured vehicles to move Canadian Troops.A solution became stripping the turrets out of several obsolete tanks, and just filling the big […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Kahoot test – CI Horton

by CI Horton on May 6, 2020 at 2:04 pm
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Cadets – attempting to use kahoot for first time. those of you who actually use Kahoot and have followed #296Daily – give this a shot. it’s all 296 and cadet program related stuff. https://kahoot.it/challenge/06636494?challenge-id=aa280e73-a83b-4a1a-a1fc-6ab7b240915e_1588787925625 Game PIN: 06636494 Then let us know […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Piloting a Helicopter

by CI Horton on May 6, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Learn the basics on controls for a helicopter. ( a follow on to yesterdays introduction to physics for helicopters

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Promotions – Congratulations

by CI Horton on May 6, 2020 at 8:32 am
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Tonight would be a regular CO’s parade, and we wish to congratulate the following cadets on their promotions. Promoted to Flight Corporal – FCpl Wood, and to Sergeant – Sgt Robertson. I know we join with the rest of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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