RCAF Station Dafoe explained

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]

Aerodrome information

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 nameLengthWidthSurface
16/342690feet150feetPaved
7/252700feet150feetPaved
12/302760feet150feetPaved

Notable trainees

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hatch. F. J.. The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. 1983. Ottawa. 0660114437.
  2. Book: Staff writer. Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. 39. c. 1942.
  3. http://militarybruce.com/abandoned-canadian-military-bases/the-british-commonwealth-air-training-plan/#comment-1421 Military Bruce: The BCATP