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44°13′31″N 076°35′50″W / 44.22528°N 76.59722°W / 44.22528; -76.59722 (RCAF Station Kingston)

RCAF Station Kingston
aerial view of RCAF Kingston
The airfield during World War II
Active7 October 1940 – 7 September 1945
Country Canada
Branch Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
RoleBritish Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Aircrew training
Part ofNo. 1 Training Command
SchoolsNo. 31 Service Flying Training School
No. 14 Service Flying Training School
Station MagazineThe Pioneer
Aircraft flown
TrainerFairey Battle
North American Yale
North American Harvard
Pilots at RAF No.31 SFTS in 1943

RCAF Station Kingston was a World War II air training station built in 1940 at Collins Bay near Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The station was originally built by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Like other RAF schools in Canada, it was subject to RCAF administrative and operational control.[1]

1943 Navigation chart showing RCAF Kingston and surrounding area. North is up, Lake Ontario at bottom.[2]
  1. ^ Hatch, F. J. (1983). Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan 1939–1945. Ottawa: Canadian Department of National Defence. p. 68. ISBN 0-660-11443-7.
  2. ^ Air Navigation Edition Toronto-Ottawa (Map) (1943 ed.). Cartography by Hydrographic and Map Service. Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.

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