RCAF Station Weyburn was located north-east of

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, Canada at the hamlet of

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and was constructed in 1941 by the

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(RCAF) as part of the

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. The Station was home to No. 41 Service Flying Training School and during its operation graduated 1,055 pilots and recorded more than 180,000 hours of flight time before being abandoned on 30 June 1944.

Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Weyburn, Saskatchewan at with a variation of 17 degrees east and elevation of . Six runways were listed as follows:

Relief landing field – Halbrite

A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately south-east. The site was located south of the village of

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. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Halbrite, Saskatchewan at with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of . The Relief field was laid out in a triangle with three runways, detailed in the following table: A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.

Relief landing field – Ralph

A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately south-east of Weyburn and approximately south of the unincorporated community of Ralph south of Highway 39. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Ralph, Saskatchewan at with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of . The Relief field was detailed as "Turf - All way field - Servicable" and was drawn as a triangular layout with no dimensional information. A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weyburn Military airbases in Saskatchewan

Military history of Saskatchewan Defunct airports in Saskatchewan

Aerodrome information

Relief landing field – Halbrite

Relief landing field – Ralph

See also

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