Still Standing: Vanastra episode

We're becoming quite the place for film and TV researchers and we are delighted to tell you that our - okay, Vanastra's - episode of CBC's "Still Standing" airs tomorrow (June 21) at 9pm! Manager Maya attended the taping and laughed her head off and now you can, too.

We helped the "Still Standing" team understand and break down the former RAF/RCAF/CFB Clinton's history, and we put them in touch with spry WWII radar veteran Jim Sands, who came down from the Ottawa area to participate in the making of this episode.

"Cock's Folly", formerly a silo, the only vestige of the farm RAF Clinton replaced.  1942.  Collection of the Secrets of Radar Museum

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In Memorium

I would like to take this opportunity to note the passing of two of SORM's founding members.  On December 5, 2014, Edna Simpson passed away.  Edna came to Canada as a war bride having met Doug while they both worked on radar, serving in the RAF. In later years, she became very involved in the War Brides organisation and could be seen at events singing, “Till we meet again” with fellow war brides.  More recently, Horace "Red" Macaulay passed away on April 8, 2015.  Red had a Distinguished Military Service during World War II as a pioneer in radar training and maintenance at Mt Allison University, NB and overseas with the RAF and 406 Squadron of the RCAF. Post-war service in the military included many technical assignments with NORAD radar systems and with NATO as the Wing Telecommunications Officer at Zweibrucken, West Germany.  Both Edna and Red contributed significantly to SORM's permanent collection through artefact donations, photographs, reference material, and interviews.  Their presence will be sorely missed.