RCAF Station Dafoe
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | near Dafoe, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | January 1, 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°WCoordinates: 51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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RCAF Station Dafoe
Location in Saskatchewan
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 Bomber and Gunnery School. The school opened January 1941 and closed January 1945. Aircraft used include the Westland Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke, Avro Anson, and Fairey Battle.[1]
- William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, Attended 1943-10-04 to 1943-11-15.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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