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September2017

THIS ISSUE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Doug Arnold

The Wing Ding is published monthly. The opinions expressed are those of the editor and contributors and in no way reflect opinions of the Air Force Association of Canada or of the 404 K-W Wing, who jointly and separately assume no liability.

GENERAL MEETING NOTICE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 1 GENERAL MEETING 1PADRE’S COLUMN 2LAST POST 2LADIES AUXILIARY 3SIT & BE FIT 3 OKTOBERFST PARTY 3FUND RAISER 3JUST US JAMMING 3ENTERTAINMENT 4BOCCE BALL 4SATURDAY GAMES DAY 4BID EUCHRE 5FRIDAY LUNCHES 5BAR HOURS 5EUCHRE 5PARADE NOTICES 6PATIO BB 7HORSE SHOE PITS 7MAYOR’S DINNER 8FRIDAY FLICKS 8CALENDAR 9EXEC’S PHONE LIST 10

The question I hear everyone asking is “where has the summer gone” it is hard to believe that September is here already.

I want to thank the membership for their confidence in re-electing me President for another year and again I promise that I will do my utmost to fulfill the duties of president. I also want to congratulate and thank the executive members for accepting their various positions.

The corn roast/barbeque held on August 19th was a great success.This event was spearheaded by the 404 WEC and I want to thank everyone for their assistance.

There are a few important events coming up;

The monthly dinner meetings start again this month on September 7th - just a reminder that these dinner meetings are always held on the first Thursday of the month. Dinner is at 6:00 pm and if you do not want to come for dinner you are still welcome to attend the meeting which commences at 7:00 pm.

The Mayor’s Dinner is on September 8th. However if you do not have your ticket

Upcoming meeting dates - September 7th ~ October 5th ~ November 2nd

Meet & Greet 5:00 pm Dinner at 6:00 pm Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month. All members welcome.

Please order your dinner ticket on the Tuesday prior to the meeting

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few”

Sir. Winston Churchill

by now I am afraid that you are out of luck as this is always a sold out event.

The Oktoberfest Party will be held on Saturday October 7th. This event is still in the planning stage so there will be more information to follow, however I just wanted you to be aware of the date so you can mark your day planners accordingly.

The Battel of Britain Parade and Service is on September 17th and we encourage members who are able to march to participate in the parade, and if you can’t march then to attend the service at the cenotaph. There will be additional chairs available at the cenotaph for those who require seating.

Look forward to greeting you at the Wing,

Per Ardua Ad Astra

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PADRE’S CORNER Dr. Bruce Street

IN MEMORIUM (LAST POST) Vic Snowden

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

Grace Cressman passed away on July 14, 2017 at Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge at the age of 95. The wife of the late Carl F. Cressman, a Past President of 404 K-W Wing, Grace was an Honorary Member of the 404 Wing Ladies Auxiliary.

Isabelle Haddock passed away on June 1, 2017 at the age of 87. She was the wife of the late Robert Haddock and a long term Honorary Member of the 404 Wing Ladies Auxiliary.

Kenneth Allen Farrell passed away on July 11, 2017 at the age of 92. He was a long-standing member of the 404 K-W Wing for almost 60 years. Kenneth graduated as a pilot in in 1944 and served in the RCAF. Later he also served as a pilot with the London, Ontario RCAF Reserve #420 Squadron; and was a Past President of the WW Flying Club.

The following is an excerpt from an Anglican service dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain; 10 July – 31 October 1940.

“There is a time in the life of a free nation, and in the fabric of the society which enables and empowers liberty and justice, when we are called upon to fight and resist evil powers seeking to crush the life of its citizenry, and seeking to quench the very fire of freedom which enlivens us. The Battle of Britain is a memorial, indeed a celebration, of the willingness of a few to lay down their lives in the service of the many”

Air Force Hymn: “O Thou within Whose Sure Control” O Thou within Whose sure control

The surging planets onward roll,

Whose everlasting arms embrace

People of every clime and race,

Hear Thou, O Lord, a nations prayer

For those Thy children of the air!

Thou at the impulse of Whose will

A troubled Galilee grew still

Thy chart and compass shall provide

Deliverance from storm and tide

Hear Thou, O Lord, a nations prayer

For those Thy rangers of the air!

Across the ocean, dread and deep,

Above the forest’s lonely sweep,

Or when through serried clouds they rise

And hidden are from mortal eyes;

Hear Thou, O Lord, a nations prayer

For Thy crusaders of the air!

Uphold their shining argosies

Upon the vast ethereal seas;

Encompass Thou their valiant wings

In all their brave adventuring;

Hear Thou, O Lord, a nation’s prayer

For these Thy children of the air!

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WEDNESDAY ENTERTAINMENT

JUST US JAMMING! Come out to play or just to enjoy every Wednesday, at 7 pm.

President, Bev RylottLADIES AUXILIARY

FUND RAISER

SIT & BE FIT 2017

I hope everyone had a good summer; the summers seem shorter and the winters longer. I guess Ladies, we have to get back to business for yet another year.

September 20th at 2p.m. will be our installation of our Executive. We will have a wine and cheese social after our meeting. If possible please attend as we will talk about our agenda for the coming year.

The first General Meeting of the Wing will be September 7th. And the Ladies will be serving as we did last year.

Our Friday Lunches will begin again on September 15th. So hope everyone will attend.

See you soon at the Wing.

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ENTERTAINMENT Nancy Ellis

Our corn roast and games day held August 19th had a great turnout of people. We hope everyone had a good time.

An Entertainment Committee is not responsible for chairing and coordinating every Special Event. Wing members are asked to consider taking on or volunteering for at least one Special Event sometime during our fiscal year. By working as a team with family, friends and other Wing volunteers it will lighten the load for everyone. The Entertainment Contact person from the Wing Executive will act as an advisory person, if requested. Contact Nancy Ellis at 519-579-4583.

Here is a line-up of events and potential events for the coming year – 2017-2018:

DATES SPECIAL EVENT LEADER(S)

September 17 Battle of Britain Reception Nancy Ellis

October 7 Oktoberfest supper & entertainment Doug Arnold & family

November 11 Remembrance Day reception Ladies Auxiliary

December 16 Christmas Party Ada Monaghan & Donna Kuehl

We need some volunteer teams and ideas for the following dates:

January 1 New Year’s Levee

February

March Irish Pub Day

April

May

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EUCHRE by the Desslers

Euchre starts for the season on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 6:45 pm.

Come out and enjoy !

FRIDAY LUNCHES Ladies Auxiliary

BAR HOURS Larry Allenson

Friday Lunches served 11:30 to 1:00 pm.

The Ladies will be happy to see and serve you starting September 15th, 2017.

Choice of soups and sandwichesMonday 1-4:30 pm

Tuesday 6-9 pm

Wednesday 6-10 pm

Thursday 1-4:30 pm

Friday 11:30-1:00 Friday 5-10 pm

Saturday 2-6(+) pm

Except for statutory holidays

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PARADE NOTICES

Battle of Britain Parade & Service at Waterloo Cenotaph ~ September 17, 2017 – 2:00 pm

The Battle of Britain waged from July to October 1940. It pitted a small group of fighter pilots from around the world against a far larger Luftwaffe. Their victory gave hope to the people of Great Britain and to other freedom-loving nations.

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that became renowned during the Battle of Britain, accounting for 60 percent of the RAF air victories in the battle, and served in all the major theatres of the Second World War. A major manufacturer of the Hurricane was Canada Car and Foundry at their factory in Fort William, Ontario. The facility's Chief Engineer, Elsie MacGill, became known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes". By the time the production line shut down in 1943, CanCar had produced over 1,400 Hurricanes. Her role in this successful production run made her famous, even to the point of a comic book being published in the United States about her, using her nickname, "Queen of the Hurricanes". The public was fascinated with this female engineer, designer.

Elizabeth Muriel Gregory "Elsie" MacGill, OC (March 27, 1905 – November 4, 1980), born in Vancouver, B.C. was the first woman in Canada to receive a bachelor's

degree in electrical engineering. In 1929, she became the first woman in North America, and likely the world, to be awarded a master's degree in aeronautical engineering. Despite contracting polio just before her graduation, she learned to walk supported by two strong metal canes.

She worked as an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft construction during her years at Canadian Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay). She was the first woman in the world to hold such a position. When the factory was selected to build the Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF), her role in the company changed. The factory quickly expanded from about 500 workers to 4,500 by war's end, half of them women. For much of the war MacGill's primary task was to streamline operations in the production line as the factories rapidly expanded. MacGill was also responsible for designing solutions to allow the aircraft to operate during the winter, introducing de-icing controls and a system for fitting skis for landing on snow.

After her work at CC&F she ran a successful consulting business. Between 1967–1970 she was a commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, published in 1970. In 2016, she was proposed as one of five finalists to be on Canadian banknotes.

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President Doug Arnold placing wreath at Peacekeeper’s Parade – Aug 9th, 2017 Photo: D. Kuehl

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MAYOR’s DINNER September 8th

The 9th Annual Mayor’s Dinner honouring local veterans is Friday, September 8, 2017. The Master of Ceremonies is Mayor, Dave Jaworsky, City of Waterloo. Tickets are $50 per person.

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September, 2017

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24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

“Just Us” Jamming

7 pm

Bid Euchre

1 - 4:30 pm

Bid Euchre 1 - 4:30 pm

Singles Selective

(Dance Big Hall) 7:30 pm

1 2

Bid Euchre 1 - 4:30 pm

Bid Euchre 1 - 4:30 pm

Bid Euchre 1 - 4:30 pm

CLOSED

Bid Euchre

1 - 4:30 pm

Battle of Britain

2 pm Parade & Reception

CLOSED

Lounge 2 - 6+ pm

Lounge 2 - 6+ pm

Bid Euchre 1 - 4:30 pm

“Just Us” Jamming

7 pm

Games Day 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Optimist Dinner 6:00 pm

Mayor’s Dinner & Silent Auction

5:30-11 pm

Lounge 5 - 10 pm

“Just Us” Jamming

7 pm

Ladies Auxiliary

2 pm

WEC 10 am Lounge

2 - 6+ pm

Games Day 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Lounge 2 - 6+ pm

Games Day 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Lounge /Patio 5 - 10 pm

“Just Us” Jamming

7pm

Old Salts 2-4 pm

Bocce Ball 1:30 pm

Bocce Ball 1:30 pm

Optimist Exec

7:00 pm

Friday Lunch

11:30-1 pm

CLOSED

Lounge 5 - 10 pm

Lounge 5 - 10 pm

Patio BBQ * Friday Nite

Flicks

Patio BBQ

CLOSED

Sit & Be Fit

10-11 am

Bocce Ball 1:30 pm

Bid Euchre 1 - 4:30 pm

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General Mtg Dinner 6 pm Mtg 7:00 pm

Singles Selective 7:30 pm

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Games Day 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Lounge 2 - 6+ pm

Labour Day

HOLIDAY

Private - N.F.C. 1 - 4 pm

Friday Lunch

11:30-1 pm

Friday Lunch

11:30-1 pm

Patio BBQ * Friday Nite

Flicks

Euchre 6:45 pm

Euchre 6:45 pm

Euchre 6:45 pm

PRIVATE 1:30 - 4 pm

Private 6 - 9 pm

404 WING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2017 - 2018

EXECUTIVE OFFICE DIRECTORSPresident Douglas Arnold 888-0902 Director (R) Howard Dessler 885-36661st Vice President Larry Allenson 716-0266 Director (R) Adrian Vath 888-09802nd Vice President Ronald Beaudreau 578-0238 Director (R) Bob Drummond 226-972-2528IMM. P.P. Donna Kuehl 744-3146 Treasurer Ernie Dyck 746-0496Secretary Nancy Ellis 579-4583 Appointed Chairpersons and Committees

Air Cadets (P) Ron Beaudreau cell 591-8249 Poppy Fund Rep(P) Ron Beaudreau 578-0238Bar Officer (P) Larry Allenson 716-0266 Public Relation (P) Donna Kuehl 744-3146Dinner Meetings (1) Ron Beaudreau 578-0238 Regalia (1) Wilf Dippel 664-2669Entertainment (P) Nancy Ellis 579-4583 Sgt-At-Arms(P) Larry Allenson 716-0266Events Booking (P) Donna Kuehl 744-3146 Sports (P) Hal Werner 747-4288Historian(1) Vic Snowden 744-1206 Visiting (1) Howard Dessler 885-3666House (2) Larry Allenson 716-0266 Veterans Council(P) Sid Kenmir 748-1778 Membership Committee(M) Donna Kuehl 744-3146 Western Region RVP(P) Rene McKinnon through President Ontario Group President(P) John Hooper through President Wing Ding (Editor)(P) Donna Kuehl 744-3146Padre Dr. Bruce Sweet 580-3899 Wing Ding (Ass’t Editor)(E) Kitty Tsang 886-8573 Parade Co-ordinator(P) Ron Beaudreau 578-0238 Wing Ding (Producer)(E) Trish Walker 747-3773

LADIES AUXILIARY EXECUTIVE 2017 - 2018 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS President Bev Rylott 579-4583 Secretary Anne Mulhall 885-7030 Past President Carol Totzke 885-6173 Treasurer Michelle Leschak 505-7913

DIRECTORS Dinner Meetings (Wing) Bev Rylott 579-4583 Phoning Jean Ross 885-5235 L.A. Meetings (kitchen) Gretta Fletcher 725-1527 Phoning Jean Jarosz 743-7333 Liaison Bev Rylott 579-4583 Publicity Pat Snowden 744-1206 Membership Dorothy Dippel 664-2669 Sick & Visiting Elizabeth Maurer 742-7810

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E Reports through Editor

P Reports through President

M Reports through Immediate Past President

1 Reports through 1st Vice President

2 Reports through 2nd Vice President

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