Archive for 2020

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#296Daily – WWI Airplane Physics

by CI Horton on June 4, 2020 at 9:00 am
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It was quickly realized that the new invention the Airplane could have some impact on the battlefield. First used for reconnaissance – these light flimsy aircraft – barely able to stay in the sky sometimes would quickly become weapons. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Wed 03 Jun Zoom meeting details – 296 Cadet virtual Parade night.

by CI Horton on June 3, 2020 at 10:00 am
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Topic: 296 Squadron Zoom Parade Time: Jun 3, 2020 19:15 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Doors open at 1915h. meeting will begin at 1930h. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84633424407?pwd=MitvQnVFVXRrS05xSVdzNCthcEh2QT09 Meeting ID: 846 3342 4407 Password: 517185

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#296Daily – Drill Team

by CI Horton on June 3, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Posted on our NEW 296 you-tube page – this video shows the dynamic presentation of the 296 Sqn Drill team at competition in 2017. Drill has many purposes ” The object of all forms of drill is to teach the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Level Marks – Sep 2019-Jun 2020

by CI Horton on June 2, 2020 at 4:00 pm
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296 Cadets had many months of training completed during this training year. The pause in our training meant that some of the required performance objectives ( classes ) could not be completed. All Squadrons and Corps in Canada have been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – UC Smash

by CI Horton on June 2, 2020 at 9:00 am
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I’m not one to argue with a Lieutenant Colonel – so if LCol Fitton of the RHFC would offer to bring the Universal Carrier he owns to a party – he’s always welcome. In 2014 – Mr Fitton ( the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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@296Daily – Universal Carrier

by CI Horton on June 1, 2020 at 9:00 am
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In the mid 1930’s a vehicle was designed that would go on to be used by most Commonwealth Nations – a transport used to move troops, machine guns on up to even towing artillery. The UNIVERSAL CARRIER, also called the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Honour Guard test

by CI Horton on May 31, 2020 at 9:00 am
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– Lets have some fun today – and check out this USAF team tryout for an honour guard. One of the tests is to ensure they keep serious without distraction – including a rubber chicken.

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Coming up this Wed:

by CI Horton on May 31, 2020 at 8:12 am
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Zoom meeting coming up this Wed eve – info on calendar. Lt Oss will be presenting marksmanship achievement levels to those cadets who hit the mark this year during range. We held range practices several times between September and March […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily Parachutes, prison camps and Red Cross parcels

by CI Horton on May 30, 2020 at 9:00 am
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This article covers some of the amazing stories that happened behind the lines in German Prison Camps. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2018/03/10/parachutes-prison-camps-and-red-cross-parcels.html

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#296Daily – Weather Station Kurt

by CI Horton on May 29, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Did you know in the 1940’s the German navy secretly landed armed troops in Labrador and set up a weather station? This story and the station itself – lost for decades , only discovered in 1977 The station was forgotten […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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