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 include 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:
Runway NameLengthWidthSurface
16/34Paved
7/25Paved
12/30Paved

Notable trainees