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.[1]

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

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: [2]

Notable trainees

• William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, attended from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.[3]

See also

• List of airports in Saskatchewan
• List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
• List of defunct airports in Canada

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