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RCAF Station Mount Pleasant was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Two of its runways remain in use by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association.[2]

RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
Near Ellerslie, Prince Edward Island in Canada
RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
Coordinates	46°35′54″N 064°00′24″W
Site information
Owner	Dept of National Defence (Canada)
Airfield information
Elevation	110 feet (34 m)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 2/20 3,048 feet (929 m) hard surface[1] 8/26 3,002 feet (915 m) hard surface[1] 14/32 2,994 feet (913 m) hard surface[1]
Airfields

World War II

The aerodrome opened during World War II in 1940 under the auspices of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). It was intended to serve as a relief landing field for No. 9 Service Flying Training School, which was located at nearby RCAF Station Summerside.

In September 1943, RCAF Station Mount Pleasant evolved from a relief field to a full training facility when it began hosting No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS).[3] Aircraft used for this training include the Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke and Westland Lysander. No. 10 B&GS ceased operation in June 1945.

The airfield was used as a storage depot for a short time before being decommissioned by the RCAF in 1947.

Aerodrome information

The airfield was constructed in the typical BCATP wartime pattern, with runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 46°36′N 64°00′W with a Var. 25 degrees W and elevation of 110 feet (34 m). Three runways were listed as follows:[1]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
2/20	3,048 feet (929 m)	150 feet (46 m)	Hard (asphalt) surfaced
8/26	3,002 feet (915 m)	150 feet (46 m)	Hard (asphalt) surfaced
14-32	2,994 feet (913 m)	150 feet (46 m)	Hard (asphalt) surfaced

References

• Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History page

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