RCAF Station Mount Pleasant

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RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
Near Ellerslie, Prince Edward Island in Canada
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RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
Coordinates 46°35′54″N064°00′24″W / 46.59833°N 64.00667°W / 46.59833; -64.00667
Site information
OwnerDept of National Defence (Canada)
Airfield information
Elevation110 feet (34 m) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
2/203,048 feet (929 m) hard surface [1]
8/263,002 feet (915 m) hard surface [1]
14/322,994 feet (913 m) hard surface [1]
Airfields
Two aircrew examining a target drogue at No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School, RCAF, Mount Pleasant, P.E.I., 1944 Airmen+TargetDrogueRCAFMountPleasantPEI1944.jpg
Two aircrew examining a target drogue at No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School, RCAF, Mount Pleasant, P.E.I., 1944

RCAF Station Mount Pleasant was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Two of its runways remain in use by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association. [2]

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World War II

The aerodrome opened during World War II in 1940 under the auspices of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). It was intended to serve as a relief landing field for No. 9 Service Flying Training School, which was located at nearby RCAF Station Summerside.

In September 1943, RCAF Station Mount Pleasant evolved from a relief field to a full training facility when it began hosting No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS). [3] Aircraft used for this training include the Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke and Westland Lysander. No. 10 B&GS ceased operation in June 1945.

The airfield was used as a storage depot for a short time before being decommissioned by the RCAF in 1947.

Aerodrome information

The airfield was constructed in the typical BCATP wartime pattern, with runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 46°36′N64°00′W / 46.600°N 64.000°W / 46.600; -64.000 with a Var. 25 degrees W and elevation of 110 feet (34 m). Three runways were listed as follows: [1]

Runway nameLengthWidthSurface
2/203,048 feet (929 m)150 feet (46 m)Hard (asphalt) surfaced
8/263,002 feet (915 m)150 feet (46 m)Hard (asphalt) surfaced
14-322,994 feet (913 m)150 feet (46 m)Hard (asphalt) surfaced

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 32.
  2. ↑ "A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases - Introduction". Military Bruce Historical Writings. Bruce Forsyth. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN   0660114437.



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