Picton (Ontario) Airport

[Frank Misztal]

Greetings...

I took a Sigs course there as a cadet back in '63. At that time, it was the home of the 1st Canadian Guards. We stayed in the building at the bottom of the camp, at the edge of the woods, about 800 m from the H huts. One of the huts was used as a canteen and barbershop.

I went back in '73 and '74 with a number of Tor Sigs Regt members, where I was in charge of comms for the Mountainview Airshow. I also doubled as a "Follow Me" vehicle for the aircraft without radios. The show was similar to the current Hamilton Antique Airshows. I ended up getting the "Follow Me" sign presented to me by the CO of 411 Sqn (Downsview) as a token of appreciation for my efforts.

I returned again in '93 for a Div Ex as a member of 1 Cdn Div HQ & Sigs Regt. We were housed in one of the hangars. Another hangar was used to store some mothballed CF-18s.

At that time, the bldg at the edge of the woods was an old-age home. Some of the H huts were used for some sort of civilian manufacturing and offices.

Hope the above info helps.

Frank...