Cadet soars to new heights

Local teen comes home from Comox with private pilot | licence

By JENNIFER LANG
AS ANY new pilot can eX-
plain, it’s pretty exciting
earning your wings,

But imagine what it’s
like having a genuine Sec-
ond World War flying ace
hand them to you.
“That's just what hap-
pened to a Terrace air
cadet who trained at
Courtenay Flight Centre
with 17 other student pilots

.. this ‘summer.

~ Plight Sergeant Mark
Graydon, a Terrace Air
Cadet with the 747 Uni-
corn Squadron, has now
_earned his flying wings
and a private pilot licence.

Graydon, who’s just 17,
accepted his flying wings
on’ Aug. 14 from Wing

- Commander (ret.) James

“Stocky” Edwards, a Spit-
fire pilot who flew during

. the Second World War,

~Bdwards, who's now in
- bis 80s, and Wing Com-
mander Dougias “Duke”

“Warren joined fledgling
pilots and more than 500

cadets and spectators
gathered for the ceremony.
The two air force veter-.

A MOMENT TO REMEMBER: Air cadet flight sergeant Mark Graydon of 747
Unicorn Air Cadets proudly accepts his wings from distinguished Second World

War Spitfire flying ace Wing Commander Stocky Edwards.

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basic training.

The Department of Na-
tional Defence picks up
the tab for the courses as
well as accommodations,
notes’ Dan Parnell, who

sponsoring cornmittee.
Appreximately 60 local
youth are involyed in air
cadets.
New aduit volunteers
are urgently needed to

money to support the local
cadet program.

Anyone who’s interes-
ted is invited to altend the
next meeting on Sept. 25
at the cadet hall starting at

“ans presented * wings and chairs the 747 Air Cadets”
‘awards to air cadets gra-
duating from the seven-
week power flight training
at 19°Wing CFB Comox

on Vancouver Island.

-. Nearly 120 cadets gra- SATURDAY, SEPT, 13
First Nations For All Nations gospel celebra-

duated from three courses:
power flying, gilder pilot
and an. introduction to
aviation.

Cadets are welcome to
take part in a variety of
summer courses, including

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