RCAF Station Assiniboia
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RCAF Station Assiniboia was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
(BCATP) flying training station located near Assiniboia
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force
(RCAF).
RCAF Station Assiniboia was originally a Royal Air Force
training station, hosting No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (No. 34 EFTS). A relief (emergency) landing field was located near Lethburn, Saskatchewan. This school used Tiger Moth
aircraft. No. 34 EFTS opened February 11, 1942 and closed January 30, 1944. No. 34 EFTS was incorporated into No. 25 EFTS (RCAF), which used the Fairchild Cornell. No. 25 EFTS closed down July 28, 1944. Other units located at Assiniboia until the end of the war in 1945 include No. 41 Pre-Aircrew Training School, and No. 403 Aircraft Holding Unit.
The aerodrome is now the Assiniboia Airport
.
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan , known in some countries as the Empire Air Training Scheme , was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, during the Second World War...
(BCATP) flying training station located near Assiniboia
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
Assiniboia is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located south-southwest of Moose Jaw beside Highway 2 and Highway 13.-History:...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
(RCAF).
RCAF Station Assiniboia was originally a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
training station, hosting No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (No. 34 EFTS). A relief (emergency) landing field was located near Lethburn, Saskatchewan. This school used Tiger Moth
Tiger moth
Tiger moths are moths of the family Arctiidae.Tiger moth may also refer to:*de Havilland Tiger Moth, an aircraft; an aerobatic and trainer tailwheel biplane*de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth, an earlier monoplane produced by de Havilland...
aircraft. No. 34 EFTS opened February 11, 1942 and closed January 30, 1944. No. 34 EFTS was incorporated into No. 25 EFTS (RCAF), which used the Fairchild Cornell. No. 25 EFTS closed down July 28, 1944. Other units located at Assiniboia until the end of the war in 1945 include No. 41 Pre-Aircrew Training School, and No. 403 Aircraft Holding Unit.
The aerodrome is now the Assiniboia Airport
Assiniboia Airport
Assiniboia Airport, , is located north of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada.During World War II the aerodrome was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
.