From WO2 Bell:
Hello, rocketeers! On Saturday May 1st at 3 PM, come down to the SQN to drop off your orange model rockets that you made during the last session. If you cannot be there at that time, let me or CI Dau know by email and we can organize a time to pick it up.
OCdt Couroux
DCO
809 Newark Sqn
“Immortal”
Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90
Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, died today at age 90 after battling cancer.
His family shared the news Wednesday after his passing on Collins’ Facebook page.
More info here:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/us/nasa-astronaut-michael-collins-obit-scn/index.html
OCdt Couroux
DCO
809 Newark RCACS
“Immortal”
RCAF Remembers the April 29, 2020 CH-148 Cyclone Helicopter Crash
From www.canada.ca
On April 29, 2020, six members of the CAF were killed when a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crashed while operating from HMCS Fredericton as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. At the time of the accident, HMCS Fredericton and Stalker 22 were operating alongside Turkish and Italian Allies, conducting maritime surveillance operations and passing information between the ships and helicopter.
The following Canadian Armed Forces members were tragically killed in the crash:
Captain Brenden MacDonald, Pilot, from New Glasgow, NS
Captain Kevin Hagen, Pilot, from Nanaimo, BC
Captain Maxime Miron-Morin, Air Combat Systems Officer, from Trois-Rivières, QC
Master Corporal Matthew Cousins, Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator, from Guelph, ON
Sub-Lieutenant Matthew Pyke, Naval Warfare Officer, from Truro, NS
Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough, Marine Systems Engineering Officer, from Toronto, ON
The Recent fallen Canadians page honours the members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who have recently lost their lives in the line of duty, in the service of our country.
On Thursday, April 29 @ 1:20pm Atlantic (12:20pm Eastern), the RCAF invites everyone to join them for a video memorial to these CAF members that were lost in that accident.
https://www.facebook.com/RCAF.ARC
OCdt Couroux
DCO
809 Newark RCACS
“Immortal”
Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 25 April 2021
Date
25 Apr 2021
RO Number
2021-16
CO’s Message
Good afternoon.
Still no change on the COVID-19 side of things, but vaccine deliveries are climbing and (at least in Niagara) and we’ve got cause to hope that we’re on the right track. It’s just a matter of exercising our patience… and we’ve had lots of practice. We should be pros by now.
Tonight, we have Radio Club with FSgt Forsyth at 1900. On Wednesday, we’ll be participating in a special session from 438 Tactical Helicopter squadron, learning about the team that supports the Canadian Armed Forces’ CH-146 Griffon helicopters. Join using the regular Google Meet link for Wednesday night training and we’ll get everyone into the session when it begins at 1900.
Mr. Abt has let us know about an activity on Tuesday that may be of interest. Owen Bjorgan of Owen’s Hiking Adventures is inviting Niagara youth to his free Nature in Niagara for Kids and Students talk. If you’re interested in checking it out, connect to his Zoom Meeting at 1600 on Tuesday to participate.
Summer training applications close at the end of April, so if you haven’t sent in your choices for summer training or an application to be a staff cadet, don’t delay. We need your applications by Wednesday at the latest!
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday!
Training Night
28 Apr 2020
Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.
CAF Member Dress
3C
Cadet Dress
C3F: Cdts, LACs, Cpls, FCpls
C3F: Sgts, FSgts, WO2s, and WO1
Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell
This Week’s Activities
| Date | Day | Activity | Location | Dress | OIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2021 1900–2000 |
Radio Club | Monday | Google Meet | Civilian | FSgt Forsyth |
| 27 Apr 2021 1600–1700 |
Nature in Niagara for Kids and Students with Owen Bjorgan | Tuesday | Zoom | Civilian | TBD |
| 28 Apr 2021 1845-2045 |
Regular Training Night | Wednesday | Google Meet | C3F | Lt Russell |
Upcoming Activities
| Date | Day | Activity | Location | Dress | OIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2021 1900–2000 |
Cooking Club | Monday | Google Meet | Civilian | WO1 Abt |
| 5 May 2021 1845-2045 |
Regular Training Night | Wednesday | Google Meet | C3F | Capt Lemoine |
J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!
The Famous Red Baron, Germany’s top World War 1 Ace, Shot Down by Canadian Pilot, This day 1918
From Wikipedia:
(Manfred von) Richthofen received a fatal wound just after 11:00 am on 21 April 1918 while flying over Morlancourt Ridge near the Somme River, 49°56′0.60″N 2°32′43.71″E. At the time, he had been pursuing, at very low altitude, a Sopwith Camel piloted by novice Canadian pilot Lieutenant Wilfrid “Wop” May of No. 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force. May had just fired on the Red Baron’s cousin Lt. Wolfram von Richthofen. On seeing his cousin being attacked, Manfred flew to his rescue and fired on May, causing him to pull away. Richthofen pursued May across the Somme. The Baron was spotted and briefly attacked by a Camel piloted by May’s school friend and flight commander, Canadian Captain Arthur “Roy” Brown. Brown had to dive steeply at very high speed to intervene, and then had to climb steeply to avoid hitting the ground. Richthofen turned to avoid this attack, and then resumed his pursuit of May.
It was almost certainly during this final stage in his pursuit of May that a single .303 bullet[f] hit Richthofen though the chest, severely damaging his heart and lungs; it would have killed Richthofen in less than a minute. His aircraft stalled and went into a steep dive at 49°55′56″N 2°32′16″E in a field on a hill near the Bray-Corbie road, just north of the village of Vaux-sur-Somme, in a sector defended by the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). The aircraft bounced heavily, and the undercarriage collapsed and fuel tank were smashed, before the aircraft skidded to a stop.[59] Several witnesses, including Gunner George Ridgway, reached the crashed plane and found Richthofen already dead, and his face slammed into the butts of his machine guns, creating contusions on his nose and face.
No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was the nearest Allied air unit and assumed responsibility for the Baron’s remains.
His Fokker Dr.I 425/17 was soon taken apart by souvenir hunters.
In 2009, Richthofen’s death certificate was found in the archives in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland. He had briefly been stationed in Ostrów before going to war, as it was part of Germany until the end of World War I. The document is a one-page, handwritten form in a 1918 registry book of deaths. It misspells Richthofen’s name as “Richthoven” and simply states that he had “died 21 April 1918, from wounds sustained in combat”.
For more information, feel free to visit this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen
OCdt Couroux
DCO
“Immortal”
Happy Birthday Your Majesty
From the Royal Family’s Facebook page:
Today is The Queen’s 95th birthday.
The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
This year Her Majesty remains at Windsor Castle, during a period of Royal Mourning following the death of The Duke of Edinburgh.
OCdt Couroux
DCO
“Immortal”
Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 18 April 2021
Date
18 Apr 2021
RO Number
2021-15
CO’s Message
Good evening and welcome back from April (?) Break!
We had hopes before we broke from training that perhaps the COVID-19 situation might improve, but we’re not quite there yet. We’ll keep going as we have, but will be holding a special “What To Do To Maintain Cadet Mental Health During Isolation” training night on Wednesday to address some of the scenarios that we’ve all found ourselves dealing with.
In the meantime, Aerospace Club is still a go at 1900 on Monday with WO2 Bell. Next week, we’re looking to participate in a special session from 438 Tactical Helicopter squadron, learning about the team that supports the Canadian Armed Forces’ CH-146 Griffon helicopters. That’s definitely not an event to be missed!
Summer training applications close at the end of April, so if you haven’t sent in your choices for summer training, don’t delay. Get that done as soon as possible!
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday!
Training Night
21 Apr 2020
Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.
CAF Member Dress
3C
Cadet Dress
C3F: Cdts, LACs, Cpls, FCpls
C3F: Sgts, FSgts, WO2s, and WO1
Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: 2Lt Nicolescu
This Week’s Activities
| Date | Day | Activity | Location | Dress | OIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2021 1900–2000 |
Aerospace Club | Monday | Google Meet | Civilian | WO2 Bell |
| 21 Apr 2021 1845-2045 |
Regular Training Night | Wednesday | Google Meet | C3F | 2Lt Nicolescu |
Upcoming Activities
| Date | Day | Activity | Location | Dress | OIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2021 1900–2000 |
Radio Club | Monday | Google Meet | Civilian | FSgt Forsyth |
| 28 Apr 2021 1845-2045 |
Regular Training Night | Wednesday | Google Meet | C3F | Lt Russell |
J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!
DCO’s Corner
Welcome back everyone.
What a couple of weeks…..We had some ups: CAP, the 80th Anniversary of the Air Cadet League and the 97th birthday of the RCAF.
And we had some downs: The passing of Prince Philip, loosing one of our past CO’s – Capt Brian Howard, the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge (the last one could be both an up or down, I guess)
I hope everyone that participated in the CAP had a great experience. There was definitely plenty to do and I’m looking forward to hearing all about it.
The passing Capt Howard was definitely a sad note. I’ve never met him, but I hear lots of great things from the CIC members who have. Sorry I never had the chance to meet you, sir.
There are a couple of items to bring up for this upcoming week:
1/ April 22 is the 6th birthday of the combining of the RCSU’s (Regional Cadet Support Units) and the CJCR (Cadets & Jr Canadian Rangers) under the umbrella of the Vice Chief of Defense Staff. Check it out:
2/ This week is National Volunteer Week. So let’s give a shout out to the members of the SCC and also to CV Couroux, all of whom are volunteers with the squadron. Thanks for your efforts. To the staff members, we get paid, however, we still volunteered to take these duties on, thanks for your efforts. Finally, to you, the cadets. Thanks for volunteering to join the squadron. You’re what this program is all about. We couldn’t do this without any of you. Here’s a note from Commodore Kurtz.
That’s everything for now. I’m looking forward to seeing you all during training this week.
OCdt Couroux
DCO – 809 Newark RCACS
“Immortal”
Mandatory Lottery Event
809 families, each year the squadron is given an allotment of lottery tickets to sell to support both the squadron and the Ontario Provincial Committee (OPC). The OPC is the organization that runs/supports elements like flying/gliding, effective speaking competitions, and many more. Due to COVID they were unable to deliver this lottery via paper tickets but have arranged to run the lottery online. Instead of being responsible for 2 books of tickets per cadet, we are required to sell only 3 tickets per cadet this year…we can certainly sell more. Please click the link on our website and participate in this year’s lottery…no physical prizes this year ALL CASH!! Thank you for your support!
Passing of Capt Brian Howard, CD
It is with sadness that I must announce yesterday afternoon’s passing of Capt Brian Howard, CD. Capt Howard was 809 Newark’s seventh Commanding Officer, serving in the role from 1987 to 1991. His contribution to our squadron has already been commemorated by the Captain Brian Howard Memorial Award for Squadron Warrant Officer and his ongoing commitment to the entire Niagara Air Group will not soon be forgotten.
The experiences that we pass to others are what make us immortal. Thank you for being a friend to all of us, Brian.
J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!
Capt Brian Howard, CD