Royal Air Force (1942); Central Manitoba Flying Training School (1942-4); Royal Canadian Air Force(1944)
Site history
In use
1942-4
Garrison information
Occupants
No. 34 EFTS (1942-4);No. 25 EFTS (1944)
Airfield information
Identifiers
IATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation
2,370 ft (720 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
1/19
2,900 ft (880 m) Hard Surface
13/31
2,850 ft (870 m) Hard Surface
7/25
2,900 ft (880 m) Hard Surface
Airfields
Airport in near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
RCAF Station Assiniboia
IATA: none
ICAO: none
Summary
Owner/Operator
Royal Canadian Air Force
Location
Rural Municipality of Lake of the Rivers No. 72, near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
Opened
February 11, 1942 (1942-02-11)
In use
1942 - 1945[1]
Occupants
Royal Canadian Air Force/British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Elevation AMSL
2,370 ft / 722 m
Map
RCAF Station Assiniboia
Location in Saskatchewan
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RCAF Station Assiniboia
RCAF Station Assiniboia (Canada)
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RCAF Station Assiniboia was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) flying training station located near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
^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.
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