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 included the Westland Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke, Avro Anson, and Fairey Battle.[1]

RCAF Station Dafoe
Dafoe, Saskatchewan
Near Dafoe, Saskatchewan in Canada
RCAF Station Dafoe is located in Saskatchewan
RCAF Station Dafoe
RCAF Station Dafoe
Coordinates51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W
Site information
OperatorFormerly Royal Canadian Air Force
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation1,740 ft (530 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/00 3,300 ft (1,000 m) asphalt
9/27 3,300 ft (1,000 m) asphalt
13/31 3,300 ft (1,000 m) asphalt
Airfields

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
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 from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.[3]

See also

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. Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 39.
  3. Military Bruce: The BCATP
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