RCAF Station Dafoe
airport in Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
Aerodrome information
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at 51°56′N 104°34′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:
Notable trainees
William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, attended from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.
See also
List of airports in Saskatchewan
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
List of defunct airports in Canada
References
Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page - No.
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