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Extracts from 2 Wing Historical Reports Pertaining to Rabat, French Morocco
Extraits des rapports historiques concernant Rabat, Maroc Francais, Archives Nationales du Canada
1 Wing, 1ere escadrille , Rabat , en realite c'est la base de Sale.
1954 – Rabat, French Morocco – National Archives of Canada
On February 8, 1954, we took off from Rabat Salé in what was then “French” Morocco, heading for Oran in Algeria, Istres in France, and finally on to 3 (F) Wing at Zweibrücken, Germany. Due to the short range of the Mk II Sabre (we could carry only 100 gal drop tanks), therefore, a stop at Oran prior to transiting the Mediterranean was a necessity.
434 Squadron was the first RCAF squadron to make use of Rabat for air-to-air gunnery and the living conditions were rather primitive. Later on, each squadron helped improved some of the facilities, while on deployment such as: toilet seats over the “holes”, proper pillows and mattresses, etc. In any case, the weather was lousy during our 2-week stay and we only got 4 to 6 gunnery sorties each, some of them not successful due to technical and “finger” problems.
8 fevrier 1954, nous decollames de Rabat-Sale, maroc francais pour Oran , Algerie, Istres, France , Zweibrucken, Allemagne a bord de Sabres etc...
Escadrille 434..1ere a utiliser la base aerienne de Sale. Conditions d'habitations assez primitives ( trous pour w.c.. matelas qui laissaient a desirer, etc..)les conditions atmopspheriques etaient mauvaises..et les tirs d'exercices aeriens n'ont pas ete bons, causes du aux problemes de gachettes etc..
1 - Rabat, French Morocco
2 - Oran, Algeria
3 - Istres, France
4 - Zweibrucken, Germany
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