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Swift Current Airport
Swift Current Airport is located east of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. History 1930–1939 Swift Current Airport began as a crude aerodrome in the 1930s, part of Canada's national "100-mile interval" aerodrome system. 1939–1945 World War II Shortly after the outbreak of WWII, a Royal Canadian Air Force Station was established at the Aerodrome and was made home to the Royal Air Force (RAF) No. 39 Service Flying Training School on 15 December 1941. The school trained RAF pilots on intermediate aircraft. No. 39 SFTS was integrated into the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in 1942 and the school operated at the base until 24 March 1944. The base was one of more than 100 similar facilities constructed across Canada during WWII, a major infrastructure project (even by today's standards) that provided jobs for communities still reeling from the Great Depression. Some of the infrastructure from the WWII training base remains today. The airfield layout, that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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