Hartland de Montarville Molson was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian senator, military aviator, and a member of the Molson family of brewers.
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Hartland Molson as an RMC cadet in the mid 1920s
Wall of Honour, Royal Military College of Canada
Canadian Forces Base St. Hubert was a Canadian Forces base in the city of Saint-Hubert, Quebec. The base began as a civilian airfield in the 1920s and was later also used by RCAF auxiliary squadrons,
Hartland Molson
…in October and oversaw its move to RCAF Station Weyburn Saskatchewan in January 1944. In March 1944 Molson, now a Group Captain, was given command of RCAF Station St-Hubert after a very short stay back in Moncton. On 7 June 1945, Molson was transferred to RCAF Headquarters in Ottawa where he would work at the Directorate…
Avro Canada CF-100 Canucks flying over Air Defence Command HQ at RCAF Station St-Hubert in the 1950s. The building later became the Canadian Army HQ until 1997, and after a major overhaul, is now the Longueuil City Hall.
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck fighters of 416 All Weather Fighter Squadron on the ramp at RCAF Station St-Hubert