RCAF Station Dafoe
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 include the Westland Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke, Avro Anson, and Fairey Battle.[1]
RCAF Station Dafoe | |||||||||||
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Dafoe, Saskatchewan Near Dafoe, Saskatchewan in Canada | |||||||||||
RCAF Station Dafoe | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W | ||||||||||
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Operator | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: none, ICAO: none | ||||||||||
Elevation | 1,740 ft (530 m) AMSL | ||||||||||
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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: [2]
Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface |
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16/34 | 2,690 ft (820 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Paved |
7/25 | 2,700 ft (820 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Paved |
12/30 | 2,760 ft (840 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Paved |
Notable trainees
- William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, Attended 1943-10-04 to 1943-11-15.[3]
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.
- Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 39.
- 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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