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- Sangster, A.G.
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A.G. Sangster was born on 18 February 1910. A Royal Military College graduate, he joined the Sherbrooke Regiment on 21 August 1933. Sangster was promoted to Major on 19 September 1942. After the Second World War, he transferred from the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME). While working for the Directorate of Vehicle Development of the Department of National Defence, Sangster served as vehicles specialist during Exercise “Musk Ox”, a 3,100-mile motorized trek into the Arctic by a small Army force of some forty Canadians, supported by the Royal Canadian Air Force, during the winter and spring months of 1946. On 21 April 1949, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.
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Fonds consists of an article by Major A.G. Sangster, entitled “Some Mechanical Aspects of Exercise ‘Musk-Ox’”. Prepared for The Engineering Journal, the article describes the mechanical experience gained from the non-tactical exercise, which was undertaken by the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force from February to May 1946. Discussed are the vehicles used, the operating conditions, the operation of components, as well as the methods of maintenance and repair.
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Fonds received 18 September 2013 by email from Lt(N) Jason Delaney.
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The following related record can be found in the Document Collection:
• 92/52 File 6 -- Partial segments of Major Sangster’s diary (26 Feb to 3 May 1946).
The following related records can be found in the Kardex Collection:
• 179.009 (D6) -- Personal diary of Maj. A.G. Sangster on Ex “Muskox” d/Feb/Apr 46.
• 746.033 (D2) -- Winter Exercise Muskox 1946, prepared under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff.
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A non-tactical exercise, “Musk Ox” was conducted in order to examine the challenges of living and moving in the Arctic during the winter months. The main objectives were to assess the mobility of over-snow vehicles, to advance Army-Air Force cooperation, to study the methods of air supply and to conduct technical research. Beginning on 15 February 1946, a small Army force of some 40 Canadians, along with several foreign observers, travelled from Churchill, Manitoba to Edmonton, Alberta by way of Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay, Coppermine, Port Radium, Norman Wells, Fort Simpson and Fort Nelson. Using eleven Canadian-designed “Penguin” snowmobiles and one American M29 “Weasel” (which broke down almost immediately), the Moving Force reached their destination on 6 May 1946, eighty-one days later. The exercise was backed by a support force of 221 men (RCAF not included). Included were thirty-three men serving three LORAN (Long Range Navigation) sites, where they transmitted radio signals for both vehicles and aircraft.