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Frequently Asked Questions

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Where to Address Correspondence to 8 Wing

Please direct official correspondence concerning 8 Wing/CFB Trenton activities to:

Wing Commander
8 Wing Trenton
PO Box 1000, Station Forces
Astra, Ontario
K0K 3W0
Canada

Write to an individual or a unit/squadron at:
(Name of individual/unit)
8 Wing Trenton
PO Box 1000, Stn Forces
Astra, Ontario
K0K 3W0
Canada

Employment at 8 Wing

8 Wing, CFB Trenton employs civilian personnel in a number of limited but important roles on the base. Job postings are available through your local Canada Employment Centre, or by contacting the Wing Civilian Personnel Officer.

Career in the Air Force

For employment information about the Canadian Forces, please visit your local Recruiting Centre. Recruiting Centres can be found in the Yellowpages, or check out their Web site. Interested in becoming a pilot? See the Pilot FAQs on the main Air Force Web site.

CFB Trenton and RCAF Historical Information

Requests for historical information about the Canadian Forces, the RCAF, or CFB Trenton, should be directed to the RCAF Memorial Museum.

To Locate a Missing Person

We are not permitted to release personal information about currently serving members.

Your can try contacting Veterans' Affairs Canada. Check in the blue pages of your phone directory under the Federal Government pages for a local number in your area. Veterans' Affairs will provide you with instructions applicable to your situation.

A second option is to publish an advertisement in the "Vapour Trails" column (a column of advertisements in search of serving or retired members) of Airforce Magazine:

Airforce Magazine
Box 2460, Station "D"
Ottawa ON
K1P 5W6
Attention: The Editor

To Obtain Service Records of Retired or Deceased Personnel

Check out the Archival Net on-line research tool of the National Archives of Canada or write:

Director National Archives of Canada
Government Records Branch
National Personnel Records Centre
Tunney's Pasture
Ottrawa ON
K1A 0N3

With your request, be sure to provide the member's rank, service number, names, date of birth, place of birth, where and when enlisted, where and when discharged, and if applicable, a copy of the death certificate and certificate of marriage.

Historical Information Requests

Write to:
Directorate of History and Heritage
MGen George R. Pearkes Building
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K2 Fax : (613) 990-8579

Purchasing Air Force Badges and Wings

If you wish to buy squadron badges, trade wings, or all manner of miscellany, please contact:

Curator
National Air Force Museum of Canada
CFB Trenton, P.O. Box 1000 Station. Forces
Astra, Ontario K0K 3W0

Phone: (613) 965-2140

Fax: (613) 965-7352

You may also write directly to a Squadron at 8 Wing to acquire squadron patches, t-shirts, or ball-caps.

Purchasing Photos or Obtaining Reprints

If you have the CF Negative Number (the "serial number" stamped or written on the back of a CF photograph), you can order reprints by contacting:

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Imaging and Photography Division
350 Albert Street, 5 Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0S5
Phone: (613) 990-0602 / 990-0612
Fax: (613) 990-0613

If you do not have the CF Negative Number, you may contact the Central Negative Library of the CF Photographic Unit in Ottawa, or the National Archives, with as much information as possible (including approximate date, location, full name, rank, squadron, and a good photocopy or facsimile of both sides of photos in your possession) about the photograph you wish located.

Once you have discovered the negative number, follow the ordering information above if the negative resides in CNL. If the negative is at the National Archives, follow their instructions for obtaining reprints.

Central Negative Library
Canadian Forces Photographic Unit
National Research Center Campus / Building M-23
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K2 Phone: (613) 991-9387 / 991-2219 Fax: (613) 990-9047

National Archives
Telephone : (613) 996-7797 / 992-3884
Facsimile : (613) 995-6274

Note: Photo reproduction services are not free. You will be given a price-quote before work is started. Negative number research work, however, is free.

The Air Force 5BX Exercise Program

The 5BX (Five Basic Exercises) program, extremely popular during the 1950s, is no longer in existence. The exercise principles of the program have long been proven invalid by scientific advances in modern exercise physiology. The 5BX program was also considered hazardous since it was unsupervised.

If you are interested in getting back in shape, please consult your physician before embarking on any exercise program.