235 In November 1951, he formed and commanded 430 Squadron, RCAF which was the first Canadian unit to be equipped with the F-86 Sabre. In October 1952 he was promoted to Wing Commander and led 2 RCAF Wing flying F-86’s to France. Edwards attended staff college in September 1955 and then he served at the USAFAir Defense HQ in Colorado Springs for four years. When Stocky returned to Canada in 1959 he went on a conversion course for the CF-100 “Canuck” All-Weather Fighter. In September 1962, he became Deputy Operations Officer of the 41st Air Division then in July 1966, returned to Colorado Springs as a Plans Officer with NORAD. Under the Canadian Forces unification program, Wing Commander Edwards became Lieutenant-Colonel Edwards, and his final posting was as the OC Canadian Forces Station Badly Hughes. He retired in 1972 and took up residence in Comox, British Columbia where he lived with his wife, Toni until his death on 19 May 2022. Farewell to one of Canada’s finest. CF-100, DND (RCAF) archives.
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