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.

Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of . The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:

Notable trainees

• William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, attended from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.

See also

• List of airports in Saskatchewan
• List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
• List of defunct airports in Canada

References

• Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page - No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School, retrieved: 2014-11-18
• Dafoe Community Directory - Dafoe RCAF Airbase History , retrieved: 2009-12-15
• Vintage Wings of Canada - Ghosts of Saskatchewan , retrieved: 2014-11-18