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(BCATP) flying training station. Administrative and operational control was the responsibility of the

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. No. 7 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) began operation in December 1940, flying the twin engine

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. The school closed on November 17, 1944. After the war the station remained open and hosted No. 1 Repair Equipment and Maintenance Unit (1 REMU) which was responsible for storing and repairing RCAF aircraft. The station is now

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. Many of the old buildings used during the BCATP days can still be seen. A relief landing field was located near

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was born here in 1943: her father, a flight lieutenant in the RCAF, was a flying instructor.

Aerodrome Information

The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with six runways formed in an overlaid triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 23 degrees E and elevation of . Six runways were listed as follows:

Relief Landing Field - Granum

The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways forming a triangle and an apron housing a combined hangar and control tower off of the northeast corner. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 23 degrees E and elevation of . Three runways were listed as follows:

Relief Landing Field - Standoff

The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern as a large grass triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 22 1/2 degrees E and elevation of . Three runways were listed as follows:

References

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