RCAF Station Dafoe
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RCAF Station Dafoe was a Second World War Royal Canadian Air Force station located near Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station was home to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School. The school opened January 1941 and closed January 1945. Aircraft used included the Westland Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke, Avro Anson, and Fairey Battle.[1]
Aerodrome information
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows: [2]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Paved |
| 7/25 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Paved |
| 12/30 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Paved |
Notable trainees
- William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, attended from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.[3]
See also
- List of airports in Saskatchewan
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
- List of defunct airports in Canada
References
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- ↑ Military Bruce: The BCATP
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- Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page - No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School, retrieved: 2014-11-18
- Dafoe Community Directory - Dafoe RCAF Airbase History, retrieved: 2009-12-15
- Vintage Wings of Canada - Ghosts of Saskatchewan, retrieved: 2014-11-18