RCAF Station Dafoe
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| RCAF Station Dafoe | |||||||||||
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| Dafoe, Saskatchewan Near Dafoe, Saskatchewan in Canada | |||||||||||
  RCAF Station Dafoe  RCAF Station Dafoe | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°W | ||||||||||
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| Operator | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: none, ICAO: none | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,740 ft (530 m) AMSL | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at 51°56′N 104°34′W / 51.933°N 104.567°W with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of 1,740 ft (530 m). The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows: [2]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
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| 16/34 | 2,690 ft (820 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Paved |
| 7/25 | 2,700 ft (820 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Paved |
| 12/30 | 2,760 ft (840 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Paved |
Notable trainees
[edit]- William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, attended from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of airports in Saskatchewan
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
- List of defunct airports in Canada
References
[edit]- ^ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
- ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 39.
- ^ Military Bruce: The BCATP
- 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