Archive for June, 2020

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#296Daily – Battle of Buron

by CI Horton on June 8, 2020 at 7:00 am
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Jun 8 1944. A few days before the Highland Light Infantry had landed on Juno beach. Coming in a later wave of troops – they had seen no major action on the first day.On this day – they were tasked […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – the Skink

by CI Horton on June 7, 2020 at 9:00 am
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 One of the key things with developing and releasing a system is timing. Designed in 1943, but not hitting the battlefield till late 1944 – the Canadian Designed SKINK married a Sherman tank chassis to a specially designed 4 barrel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Normandy Breakout

by CI Horton on June 6, 2020 at 9:00 pm
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Lots is written about the landing of Canadians on Juno Beach on Jun 6 1944 – but less is known about the bitter fighting over the next days and weeks to break out of the Normandy Area. Taking and holding […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Marksmanship Achievement

by CI Horton on June 5, 2020 at 1:01 pm
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As announced at the 296 Sqn virtual parade on 3 Jun 2020 – the following cadets have met the required levels for marksmanship. Their official file will be update to show this achievement this week – Their badges for this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Airport Operations Course

by CI Horton on June 5, 2020 at 9:00 am
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During the summer cadets from all over Canada travel to Canadore College in North Bay Ontario – having been accepted for either the Airport Operations Technology Course or the Aircraft Maintenance Technology Course. We hope we’ll have another cadet there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – WWI Airplane Physics

by CI Horton on June 4, 2020 at 9:00 am
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It was quickly realized that the new invention the Airplane could have some impact on the battlefield. First used for reconnaissance – these light flimsy aircraft – barely able to stay in the sky sometimes would quickly become weapons. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Wed 03 Jun Zoom meeting details – 296 Cadet virtual Parade night.

by CI Horton on June 3, 2020 at 10:00 am
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Topic: 296 Squadron Zoom Parade Time: Jun 3, 2020 19:15 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Doors open at 1915h. meeting will begin at 1930h. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84633424407?pwd=MitvQnVFVXRrS05xSVdzNCthcEh2QT09 Meeting ID: 846 3342 4407 Password: 517185

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#296Daily – Drill Team

by CI Horton on June 3, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Posted on our NEW 296 you-tube page – this video shows the dynamic presentation of the 296 Sqn Drill team at competition in 2017. Drill has many purposes ” The object of all forms of drill is to teach the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Level Marks – Sep 2019-Jun 2020

by CI Horton on June 2, 2020 at 4:00 pm
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296 Cadets had many months of training completed during this training year. The pause in our training meant that some of the required performance objectives ( classes ) could not be completed. All Squadrons and Corps in Canada have been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – UC Smash

by CI Horton on June 2, 2020 at 9:00 am
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I’m not one to argue with a Lieutenant Colonel – so if LCol Fitton of the RHFC would offer to bring the Universal Carrier he owns to a party – he’s always welcome. In 2014 – Mr Fitton ( the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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