RCAF Station Dafoe

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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.

Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan at 51.93333°N, -104.56667°W with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of 1740 ft. The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:

Notable trainees

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