RCAF Station Dafoe

RCAF Station Dafoe
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Location	near Dafoe, Saskatchewan
Opened	January 1, 1941 (1941-01-01)
Closed	January 1, 1945 (1945-01-01)
Coordinates	51°55′58″N 104°34′01″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/00 3,300 1,006 asphalt 09/27 3,300 1,006 asphalt 13/22 3,300 1,006 asphalt

RCAF Station Dafoe

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Location in Saskatchewan

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 Bomber 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.

- 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