RCAF Station Virden | |
Nearest Town: | Virden, Manitoba |
Country: | Canada |
Coordinates: | 49.8833°N 155°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Operator: | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force |
Used: | 1941-4 |
Occupants: | No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School (1941-1944) |
Footnotes: | Airfields |
Iata: | none |
Icao: | none |
Elevation: | 1446' |
R1-Number: | All direction |
R1-Length: | 3600' diameter |
R1-Surface: | turf |
RCAF Station Virden was a Second World War, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station. It was a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) flying training station located north of Virden, Manitoba, Canada. It is now the site of Virden/R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome.
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 49.8833°N -155°W with a Var. 14 degrees 30' E and elevation of 1446'. The runway is listed as a 3600' diameter, turf, all way field.[1]
The station hosted No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School (19 EFTS). Flight instructors were civilian and were members of the Brandon-Virden Flying Club and the Moose Jaw Flying Club. Aircraft used include the de Havilland Tiger Moth and Fairchild Cornell. A relief (emergency) landing field was located near Lenore. No. 19 EFTS opened on May 16, 1941, and closed on December 15, 1944.[2]