October 11 HMCS HAIDA paid off for the last time at Sydney, NS. HMCS HAIDA paid off for the last time at Sydney, NS.
November 5 Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (as they were then known) visited HMCS HAIDA and unveiled a plaque outside of the gift shop. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (as they were then known) visited HMCS HAIDA and unveiled a plaque outside of the gift shop.
November 19 approx 300 miles north of Bermuda, HMCS HAIDA rescued 18 airmen from a B.29 bomber that went down on November 16, 1949 while enroute from the USAF Base at St. George Bermuda to England. approx 300 miles north of Bermuda, HMCS HAIDA rescued 18 airmen from a B.29 bomber that went down on November 16, 1949 while enroute from the USAF Base at St. George Bermuda to England.