From: Marcel Blanchette [mblanchette@leclercassurances.com]
Sent: July 28, 2009 11:53
To: ray.learmond@acanac.net
Subject: RCAF Stn., Casey

Dear Mr Learmond.

 

The undersigned is an ex-RCAF firefighter who served in Cold Lake, from 1963 to 1967at  the time the 104’s were brand new. I lived some very special memories as I glanced through the photos of numerous familiar and friendly faces of the slide show of the Canadian Starfighter Association site.

I was fortunate enough to have a few rides in the ‘’back seat’’ after going through the aero-med requirements of 10FTTU  (F/L Kelly) and the frequent ‘’calls’’ the fire hall people had to respond to made us familiar with the flying people.

But, the main purpose of this e-mail has to do with RCAF Stn. Casey.

As retirement time is about a month away, I plan on spending as much time as possible at my fishing/hunting  cottage, in Casey, (Quebec), which is exactly 27 km from the old RCAF Station. The runway is still in good condition and the foundations of the various buildings are visible, here and there.

For my own pleasure and for cyriosity purposes, I am planning on enjoying a new hobby…. «self-taught» archaeology.  I have located  the foundations of what appears to be  the main gate guard house and I plan to work my way from that point all the way along the runway where numerous other buildings were located.

But, this enthusiasm has a negative side… Apart from the black flies and musquitos, the lack of information makes it difficult to proceed. For many years, I was in touch with one of the original residents of the village who actually worked at the construction of the runway  (Mr Jean Hudon) and he was gathering documents from relatives and acquaintances, for me to copy, but he passed away before I could have access to them.

I assume that you now know what my next question is, ‘n’est-ce pas’?

So, any document , photos or drawings, plans, etc that I could get access to would be more than greatly appreciated.

I thank you very much.

Best regards.      

 

Marcel Blanchette

Directeur, Service Indemnisation

LECLERC ASSURANCES

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