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Leaside Aerodrome
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Summary
LocationLeaside, Ontario
Opened1917
Closed1944
Built1917
In use1917–1931, June 1942 – March 1944
Coordinates43°42′46″N 079°21′33″W / 43.71278°N 79.35917°W / 43.71278; -79.35917 (Leaside Aerodrome)
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Leaside Aerodrome was an airport in the Town of Leaside, Ontario (now a neighbourhood of Toronto). It opened in 1917 as a Royal Flying Corps airfield during the First World War.

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