RCAF Station Dafoe | |
Location: | Dafoe, Saskatchewan |
Nearest Town: | Dafoe, Saskatchewan |
Country: | Canada |
Coordinates: | 51.9328°N -104.5669°W |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Operator: | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force |
Iata: | none |
Icao: | none |
Elevation: | 1740feet |
R1-Number: | 18/00 |
R1-Length: | 3300feet |
R1-Surface: | asphalt |
R2-Number: | 9/27 |
R2-Length: | 3300feet |
R2-Surface: | asphalt |
R3-Number: | 13/31 |
R3-Length: | 3300feet |
R3-Surface: | asphalt |
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]
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at 51.9333°N -138°W with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of 1740feet. The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:[2]
Runway name | Length | Width | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|---|
16/34 | 2690feet | 150feet | Paved | |
7/25 | 2700feet | 150feet | Paved | |
12/30 | 2760feet | 150feet | Paved |