The peanut pusher

The peanut pusher – The Commanding Officer of the Station, Flight Lieutenant Bouchier, was indeed, a sport. He and Dave Wilcox, a pupil from the United States, were great friends. Because of a bet that Wilcox wouldn’t finish the course, Bouchier had to push a peanut with his nose along the main street of Prince Albert while hundreds of the natives looked on. The nasal course was paced off but I have forgotten the length it was.

The residents of the Prince Albert area indicated that they would never forget the first class, and the instructors and administrators extolled that the sooner the better. The School was in the developing stage and we certainly helped to develop many rules. Oh me, oh my, were we a handsome bunch of innocent young men for one fiftieth of a second.

Back row, left to right – Dave Wilcox, Ron Fidler, Don Cochrane, Stan Thompson, Sandy Taylor, Wier Klassen, Bruce Whitson, Phil Archer, Tom Parker, Bob Vincent, Bill Doerr, Harry Boyle.

Front row, left to right – Jack McGrath, Art Summers, Paul Sabourin, Jack Amos, Don Keith, Earl Mason, Don O’Driscoll, Laurie Philpotts, Don Sutherland, Jack Martin, Jeff Northcott, Bob Boettger.