RCAF Detachment Gananoque was a relief landing field for the

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's No. 31 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) located at

RCAF Station Kingston RCAF Station Kingston was a World War II air training station built in 1940 at Collins Bay near Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The station was originally built by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Like othe ...

during the

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. The airfield was located north of

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. Gananoque consisted of a triangle-shaped runway pattern, one hangar, and a control tower. Gananoque officially became a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) facility in 1942 when RAF training schools became part of the BCATP. The station opened in 1940 and closed in 1945. The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a variation of 12 degrees west and elevation of . Three runways were listed as follows: Today, the former station is operated as the Gananoque Airport. File:RCAF Gananoque Hangar 2.jpg, Hangar Door File:RCAF Gananoque Hangar Interior 1.jpg, Ceiling trusses File:RCAF Gananoque Hangar 3.jpg, Ceiling detail File:RCAF Gananoque Hangar Interior 2.jpg, Wall detail

References

Royal Canadian Air Force Detachment Gananoque
Retrieved: 2009-12-14 * Hatch, F. J
''Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan''
Department of National Defence Directorate of History. 1983. Retrieved: 2009-12-13 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gananoque Military history of Ontario Military airbases in Ontario Defunct airports in Ontario

Military installations closed in 1945

1940 establishments in Ontario 1945 disestablishments in Ontario