RCAF Station Dafoe

RCAF Station Dafoe
Dafoe, Saskatchewan Near Dafoe, Saskatchewan in Canada
RCAF Station Dafoe
Coordinates	51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W
Site information
Operator	Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation	1,740 ft (530 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 18/00 3,300 ft (1,000 m) Asphalt 9/27 3,300 ft (1,000 m) Asphalt 13/31 3,300 ft (1,000 m) Asphalt
Airfields

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 51°56′N 104°34′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:

Runway Name	Length	Width	Surface
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

Notable trainees

• William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, Attended 1943-10-04 to 1943-11-15.

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