RCAF Station Carberry was a

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air training station located near

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History

World War II

The

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(RAF), opened No. 33 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) here in December 1940. As with all RAF training facilities in Canada, the station was subject to

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(RCAF) administrative and operational control and formally became part of the

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in 1942. The school closed in November 1944.

Aerodrome information

The airfield was one of the few double-sided aerodromes built for wartime training with six parallel runways formed in a triangle rather than the typical three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1250'. Six runways were listed as follows:

Relief landing field – Petrel

A relief landing field for RCAF Station Carberry was located approximately 8 Miles north. The relief field was constructed in the typical triangular pattern. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of . Three runways were listed as follows: A review of Google Maps on 8 June 2018 shows no visibility of the airfield.

Relief landing field – Oberon

The probable second relief landing field for RCAF Station Carberry was located approximately 15 miles north. The relief field was listed as turf with a triangular runway layout. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of . The aerodrome was listed as an All way field with three runways, they were listed as follows: A review of Google Maps on 8 June 2018 shows no visibility of an airfield near the posted coordinates.

Postwar

After the war the station was used as a storage depot until the RCAF moved out.

Current use

The site is now the location of a

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potato processing facility.

References

External links

Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page
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