1 Wing Headquarters
Sergeant K.S. Smith CD, Building
PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Kingston, ON K7K 7B

1325-1 (Heritage O)

August 2006

All Past and Present Tac Hel Personnel

TAC HEL MEMORIES PROJECT

Memories are perishable and fleeting. Our Tac Hel community has been in existence in various iterations since 1968. During that time we have been through a lot: acquiring good friends and sadly losing a few; deployments throughout Canada, the Americas, the Middle-East, and Europe; introducing new aircraft; and retiring of trusted machines. In close to forty years we have flown hundreds of thousands of hours, consumed millions of litres of fuel, and fixed countless unserviceable aircraft. A lot has happened in our Tac Hel family and now is the time to record it.

I have commissioned the ‘Tac Hel Memories’ project to ensure the human side of our story is duly recorded. I am asking you to take a moment or two to record what you found most memorable about your Tac Hel days. Your stories can involve some of the characters that have populated our brother-and sisterhood, they can involve missions, they can be humorous or poignant – this is the assembly of what you wish to have recorded and remembered.

My intent is to archive all the material that is collected to ensure its preservation. A true copy will be sent to the Directorate of History and Heritage for access by researchers and authors. Do not feel constrained to submitting only stories – photographs, documentation, and articles from other sources are most welcome. Submissions can be made traditionally or online and photographs may be sent as prints or electronically. Please indicate if you wish your submission to be returned. The enclosed form, or a visit to www.tachelmemories.ca or www.tachelmemories.com will give you all the information you require.

I am counting on your involvement. If each of us undertakes to provide just a single memory we will have made tremendous progress towards capturing our story. Our history is rich, diverse, and significant – it deserves to be recorded.

 

M.R. Dabros

Colonel

Commander