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Buttress was built in 1940 as the relief landing field for
RCAF Station Moose Jaw Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw , also known as 15 Wing Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces base located south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is home to RCAF Pilot trainin ...
and
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's, No. 32 Service Flying Training School that was stationed there. These fields were used for practice circuits and also as an emergency alternate landing field. The Buttress Post Office opened on July 1, 1909 and closed on July 31, 1961.


Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Buttress, Saskatchewan at with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of . The relief field was constructed in the typical triangular pattern and had three runways, listed as follows: Today the
aerodrome An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes inc ...
is abandoned but the telltale
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a large-scale multinational military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand during the Second Wo ...
triangle of
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s is still visible from the air. A review of Google Maps in June 2018 shows a clear outline of the former triangular airfield and the coordinates stated above appear to be correct. It is located on private land, south of
CFB Moose Jaw Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw , also known as 15 Wing Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces base located south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is home to RCAF Pilot trainin ...
, on the west side of Highway 2.


See also

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List of airports in Saskatchewan This is a list of airports in Saskatchewan. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, Aerodrome#Canada, aerodromes and heliports in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Air ...
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List of defunct airports in Canada This is an alphabetical list of abandoned airports in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and north ...


References

{{Authority control Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Baildon No. 131, Saskatchewan Defunct airports in Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Air Force stations Military history of Saskatchewan Military airbases in Saskatchewan