In Memorium: Bill Bird

William "Bill" Bird was born in Sheffield, U.K. in 1917, and later moved with his parents to Manchester.  After working in his father's business, he joined the R.A.F. and became involved in the development and use of radar during the Second World War as a Flight Sergeant.  In 1953 Bill immigrated to Canada to work for A.V. Roe in Malton, Ontario, and then with his newly arrived family, moved to Clinton, Ontario as a civilian radar instructor for the R.C.A.F.  He and the family then moved to Peterborough, Ontario, where he was hired to set up and teach in a new electronics lab at Kenner Collegiate.

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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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