The period between May 18, 1942 and August 31, 1942 was a complex and confusing time for the Pennfield Ridge Air Station (PRAS) – No. 2 Air Navigation School (ANS) ceased operations May 30th; No. 34 Operational Training Unit (OTU) moved here on a “temporary” basis from Yarmouth, NS between May 18th and May 27th […]
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This Christmas would see a dual celebration of sorts – Pennfield Ridge and Yarmouth, NS. At “the Ridge”, the airmen remaining on the Station were served with Christmas Dinner and refreshments by the Officers in accordance with the usual custom. At Yarmouth however, their Christmas Dinner, also served by the Officers, saw nearly 600 men, […]
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Daily Routine Orders (DROs) for No.34 Operational Training Unit (O.T.U.) were issued each day in two parts, Part I for Administration and Part II for Personnel. These documents cover the entire history of the Royal Air Force (RAF!) Unit from 16 April 1942 until 19 May 1942, broken down as follows: No.34 O.T.U., Yarmouth, NS […]
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The pilots came from British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) schools in Calgary and Claresholm, AB; Saskatoon, SK and Carberry, MB; and the Wireless Operators/Air Gunners (WOAGs) from schools in Claresholm & Lethbridge, AB; Dafoe, SK; Paulson, MB and Jarvis, ON. On July 4th, 1942 at 11.30 hours, after journeying from No.33 EFTS, Carberry, MB […]
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A lot of changes have occurred at the former Pennfield Ridge Air Station since it closed October 1, 1945. So much unwritten history is located on that hallow piece of ground and yet many of those unrecorded voices have now been silenced by the cold hand of death. Priceless memories continually slip through the hourglass […]
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