1. No. The design of the uniform was changed but all tunics of the old design are still being issued for station wear. Each airwoman is issued with two blue uniforms. Since the change in design, one of old design, and one new has been issued. The old design is for station use, the new for walking out.

No uniforms have been discarded except after full period of wear.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Not applicable.

Mr. MacMILLAN:

Non

Date Classified Classified Total

December 31, 1941 224 217 441June 30, 1942 . 255 272 527December 31, 1942 275 301 576June 30, 1943 . 293 302 595December 31, 1943 374 248 622March 31, 1944.... 385 178 563

4. None.

_ GASOLINE

1. Souris, Man.; Mohawk, Ont.; Abbotsford, B.C.; Gimli, Man.; Mount Pleasant, P.E.I.

2. See Appendix "A" below.

3. Commencement date

for training

Souris, Man

8 March, 1943.Mohawk, Ont

12 April, 1943.Abbotsford, B.C

6 Sept., 1943.Gimli, Man

6 Sept., 1943.Mount Peasant, P.E.I. .. 20 Sept., 1943.

100-130i

206S

Questions

Appendix "A"

Royal Canadian Air Force British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

Statement of Commitments and Cash Expenditures

Schools Opened in 1943

Commitments to Date

Fiscal Years

1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 Total

No. 1 I.F.S.,

Mohawk, Ont $ 544,845 00 $1,010,856 85 S 361,751 71 $1,917,453 56

No. 10 B.G.S.,

Mount Pleasant, P.E.I. $188,200 00 453,435 43 2,800,534 44 565,874 66 4,008,044 53

No. 17 S.F.T.S.,

Souris, Man

2,282,181 66 46,860 90 26,699 84 2,355.742 40R.l Hartney, Man

419,043 00 58,047 55

477,090 55R-2 Elgin, Man

77,300 00 120,150 00

197*450 00

No. 18 S.F.TJ3.,

Gimli, Man

2,642,151 00 119,531 65 2,761,682 65R.l Netley Lake, Man

840,030 00 17,148 10 857,178 10Abbotsford, B.C

4,000 00 4,256.868 7S 648,768 50 4,909,637 28Totals

S18S,200 00 $3,780,805 09 $11,775,499 52 SI,739,774 46 $17,484,279 07

Cash Expenditures to 29th February, 1944

Fiscal Years

1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 Total

No. 1 I.FJ3,

Mohawk, Ont $ 32,527 34 $ 529,613 00 $ 829,715 99 $1,391,856 33

No. 10 B.G.S.,

Mount Pleasant, P.EI 216,981 01 756,439 51 1,729,224 43 2,702,644 95

No. 17 S.F.T.S,

Souris, Man

961,433 97 1,247,357 15 39,836 33 2,248,627 45R.1 Hartney, Man

88,007 32 321,864 67 25,172 49 435,044 48R.2 Elgin, Man

5,815 16 37,009 69 87,762 57 130*587 42

No. 18 S.F.TB.,

Gimli, Man

1,414,989 88 1,073,910 26 2,488,900 14R.1 Netley Lake, Man

436,342 95 277,137 70 *713*480 65Abbotsford, B.C

1,831,700 09 2,382,190 89 4,213,890 98Totals

$1,304,764 80 $6,575,316 94 $6,444,950 66 $14,325,032 40

Questions

Mr. MACMILLAN:

No main airports of the B.C.A.T.P. were closed during 1942 and 1943. However, the following relief fields

were closed:

(a) In April, 1942, relief field No. 1 to

Boundary Bay, B.C., situated at Langley, B.C., was closed. '

(b) In March, 1943, relief field No. 1 to No. 36 O.T.U., Greenwood, N.S., situated at Waterville, N.S., was closed.

(e) In April, 1943, relief field No. 1 to

No. 9 E.F.T.S., St. Catharines, Ont., situated at Thorold was closed being replaced by R.l at Willoughby, Ont.

(d) In April, 1943, relief field No. 1 to

No. 19 E.F.T.S., Virden, Man., situated at Hargrave, Man., was closed being replaced by R.l at Lenore, Man.

1. 10.

2. Bombing and gunnery school No. 1-Jarvis, Ont.

No. 2-Mossbank, Sask.

*No. 3-Macdonald, Man.

No. 4-Fingal, Ont.

No. 5-Dafoe, Sask.

No. 6-Mountain View, Ont.

Paulson, Man.

No. 8-Lethbridge, Alta.

*No. 9-Mont Joli, P.Q.

*No. 10-Mount Pleasant, P.E.I.

At these three schools, air gunners are trained only and no bombing exercises are flown.

3. No. 2 bombing and gunnery school, Mossbank, Sask.; No. 8 bombing and gunnery school, Lethbridge, Alta.

4. Shown in Appendix "A" below are the numbers of days and nights during the year 1943 which were unfit for flying bombing exercises. Weather records show only the number of half-days and half-nights which were unsuitable for flying and do not specify the definite reason, such as, low visibility, low cloud height, snow conditions, etc.

Appendix "A"

Summary of Unfit Flying Weather R.C.A.F.

Bombing and Gunnery Schools Period-Jan. 1, 1943 to Dec. 31, 1943

School Days NightsNo. 1 B.G.S., Jarvis, Ont 128 189No. 2 B.G.S., Mossbank, Sask. 89 101iNo. 4 B.G.S., Fingal, Ont llli 119iNo. 5 B.G.S., Dafoe, Sask. ... 103 130No. 6 B.G.S., Mountain View, 80 146No. 7 B.G.S., Paulson, Man. .. 45 113iNo. 8 B.G.S., Lethbridge, Alta. 74i 93