RCAF Station Dafoe was a

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station located near Dafoe,

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, Canada. The station was home to the

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's No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School. The school opened January 1941 and closed January 1945. Aircraft used included the

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, and

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Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as ''RCAF Aerodrome - Dafoe, Saskatchewan'' at with a variation of 18 degrees east and elevation of . The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:

Notable trainees

*William Arthur Sevicke-Jones, NZ429050 LAC Jones W A S, attended from 4 October 1943 to 15 November 1943.Military Bruce: The BCATP
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References

Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page - No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School
retrieved: 2014-11-18

, retrieved: 2009-12-15
Vintage Wings of Canada - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
, retrieved: 2014-11-18 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dafoe Former Canadian Forces bases in Canada Dafoe Military airbases in Saskatchewan Dafoe Dafoe Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan Military history of Saskatchewan

Aerodrome information

Notable trainees

See also

References