RCAF Station Weyburn was located north-east of
Weyburn,
Saskatchewan, Canada at the hamlet of
North Weyburn
North Weyburn is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Weyburn had a population of 96 living in 32 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change o ...
and was constructed in 1941 by the
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), or Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zea ...
. 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
Halbrite
Halbrite ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weybu ...
. 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.
See also
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List of airports in Saskatchewan
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Weyburn Airport
Weyburn Airport is located north-east of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada at the hamlet of North Weyburn.
History
The aerodrome was constructed in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training ...
References
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Military airbases in Saskatchewan
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Defunct airports in Saskatchewan