RCAF Station Dafoe

RCAF Station Dafoe
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Location near Dafoe, Saskatchewan
Opened January 1, 1941 (1941-01-01)
Closed January 1, 1945 (1945-01-01)
Coordinates 51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°W / 51.93278; -104.56694Coordinates: 51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°W / 51.93278; -104.56694
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/00 3,300 1,006 asphalt
09/27 3,300 1,006 asphalt
13/22 3,300 1,006 asphalt
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

  1. 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.
  2. Military Bruce: The BCATP
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