Holland, Robert Lorne: my NORAD experiences (March 6, 2016)
Interviewer: Morgenthaler, Alexander
An interview/narrative of Lorne Holland's experiences with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Holland served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Interview took place on March 6, 2016.
ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Lorne Holland Title: NORAD the Veterans Experiences and Organization. Interviewer: Interviewed by Alexander Morgenthaler. Extent 3 sound recording (MP3) 1:59:05, 163MB Interview Date and Location 6 March 2016, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada. Synopsis: The interview gives a great amount of training detail starting with Hollands joining of the RCAF and the training he received such as the Intercept Controller Training and then moves on to expand on the DEW line and Radar systems with some mention of BOMARC Missiles as well as SAC exercises. Then there is a section about the experience of Canada in the Cuban Missile Crisis and there is also a reference to the Avro Arrow Test Flight and there is then a great amount of experiences with Canadian and American Co-Operation and the experiences in the various bases including the northern DEW line Bases and various operations such as Sky Shield and projects such as the Over-Horizon Back scatter Radar and in these cases there was also mention of the bases inner workings as far as secrecy. Then there is a great amount of family life with moving from base to base. Also the interview goes into the job of an air weapons controller/intercept controller in great detail along with talking about an in depth study done into the fail rate of trainees that was occurring. Clip 1 lntro 0.00-0.41 Join the RCAF 0.42-2.32 Role in NORAD in General 2.33-4.30 Clip2 Training for Radar Position/ Beaver Bank 0.0-2.25 Edgar Ontario 2.25-3.09 Intercept Practice 3.09-3.46 Advanced Training in Cold Lake/433 Squadron and Rocket meet/31 Radar Squadron 3.46-5.01 BOMARC Missile Control and Opinion 5.10-8.21 Ottawa Sector/SAGE Training/North Bay 8.21-9.53 Northern DEW line site Fox Main 9.50-14.14 Cuban Missile Crisis Experience/Politics/Family 14.14-20.17 American and Canadian Cooperation 20.28-23.05 Various Base Experiences/Sky Shield Noodoo Fighters 23.05-31.03 No Foreign Secrets and operations 25.32-27.00, 29.35-30.41 Term Clarify/some further information to Sky Shield 31.06-32.55 Command of a NORAD Region as part of the BUIC System 32.56-36.21 Command 22 ACNW Radar Squadron/Russian Intercept 36.22-38.10 Journey to Backscatter Radar OTH-B 38.11-43.06 OTH-B Over the Horizon Backscatter Radar System 43.06-45.33 Clip3 Avro Arrow Tracking 0.08-4.23 Further Weapons Controller Experiences and Base experience 4.24-8.20 Admin and USA relations in NORAD 8.23-13.37 Colorado and Family life 13.37-25.08 More Family and NORAD related experience 25.08-32.08 Further Information on Intercepts/Controller Experience 32.09-36.20 Later phase Lt. Cornei/North Bay/Ground Environment Delay/Control Director/Aircraft Control and Warning School 36.20-40.00 Intercept/Weapons controller School Study Detail 40.17-45.02 Further detail as to the procedure for weapons controllers and responsibility division 41.46-43.44 Intercept Controller Training Structure Now in relation to new system with further School study detail (symbology and computer, study only was for older SAGE and school closed after new system) 45.03-47.16 Task of an Air Weapons Controller with SAGE (full and student) (tech as well as task) 47.20-56.52 Instance where an aircraft was lost as well as Voodoo fighter limits and pitch up (Voodoo lost control) 56.52-1.02.10 Further Sky Shield Detail and Intercept Detail 1.02.1 0-1.09.20 Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: Did any section of the interview stand out as being particularly remarkable and worth quoting or having transcribed? If so, provide the time code and a brief description. For example: Role in NORAD in General 2.33-4.30 Clip2 Intercept Practice 3.09-3.46 Advanced Training in Cold Lake/433 Squadron and Rocket meet/31 Radar Squadron 3.46-5.01 BOMARC Missile Control and Opinion 5.10-8.21 Cuban Missile Crisis Experience/Politics/Family 14.14-20.17 American and Canadian Cooperation 20.28-23.05 Various Base Experiences/Sky Shield Noodoo Fighters 23.05-31.03 No Foreign Secrets and operations 25.32-27.00,29.35-30.41 Term Clarify/some further information to Sky Shield 31.06-32.55 Command of a NORAD Region as part of the BUIC System 32.56-36.21 Command 22 ACNW Radar Squadron/Russian Intercept 36.22-38.10 Clip 3 Further detail as to the procedure for weapons controllers and responsibility division 41.46-43.44 Task of an Air Weapons Controller with SAGE (full and student) (tech as well as task) 47.20-56.52 Instance where an aircraft was lost as well as Voodoo fighter limits and pitch up (Voodoo lost control) 56.52-1.02.10 Further Sky Shield Detail and Intercept Detail 1.02.1 0-1.09.20 I feel that all the clips have a merit in certain areas Subject Key Words NORAD, Joining the RCAF, Radar, Intercept Control, Beaver Bank Base, Edgar Ontario, Intercept Training, Cold Lake, Advanced Weapon Training,31 Radar Squadron, BOMARC Control, SAGE, Cuban Missile Crisis, Ottawa Sector, Fox Maine DEW Station, DEW Line, Bomber Command, Family in NORAD, Politics of Cuban Missile Crisis, North Bay, Kl Sawur, SAC, No Foreign, Sky Shield, BUICK, St Margret NB, Northern NORAD Region Operation, OTH-B (Over Horizon Backscatter Radar), Avro Arrow Test Flight, Aircraft Control and Warning School, Air Weapons Controller
Interviewee: Holland, Robert Lorne, 1933-
- In Collection:
- 3 sound recordings (MP3)
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- HRL_842
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- March 6, 2016
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
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