RCAF Station Dafoe | |||||||||||
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Dafoe, Saskatchewan Near Dafoe, Saskatchewan in Canada | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°55′58″N104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°W Coordinates: 51°55′58″N104°34′01″W / 51.93278°N 104.56694°W | ||||||||||
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Operator | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: none, ICAO: none | ||||||||||
Elevation | 1,740 ft (530 m) AMSL | ||||||||||
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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]
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at 51°56′N104°34′W / 51.933°N 104.567°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 |
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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 |
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