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"A" Flight 5 Radio Unit RCAF Station Whitehorse 1962

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Artifact and Photo courtesy of Gerry Watt
Description:
    Gerry writes "This was the time (1962) period they were exchanging RC Sigs pers from Ladner and RCAF Pers from Whitehorse. Approx 20 of us went from Ladner in Aug 62 to Whitehorse and 20 of the pigeons went to Ladner. Sigs Pers that ended up on Alpha Flight are: 3rd from left in back row Signalman Pete Joyce, 7th from left centre row Signalman Frank Paulin, 15th in centre row Cpl Gerry Watt and last in centre row Signalman Cleve Beeler.

Jim Thoreson provides everyone's names:

Front Row (L-R): Al Parsons, Dez Gurnett, Mike Smith, George Bellamy, Bill Loney, Jack Harvey, Al Lillico.
Second Row (L-R): Murray Ash, Jim Peterson, Bob Bouche, Rick Steinhauer, George Davis, Mel Greer, Cleve Beeler (RC Sigs) .
Next row (L-R): Bob Clark, Garth Taylor, Ed Hard (behind Peterson's head), Al Lowe, Frank Paulin (RC Sigs), Jim Thoreson, Chuck Hatherly, Bob Kirk, Jerry Watt (RC Sigs) .
Back row (L-R): Woody Woodworth, Joe (Nook) Noonan, Pete Joyce (RCSigs), Gerry Krolikowski, Bob Young, Wayne Perrault, Leroy Walters, Dave Marshall.

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