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Relief Landing Field –
Airdrie

General Information

Base / Station: Airdrie

Province: Alberta

Dates of Operation or Period of Information:  WW2

Integral Units:  N/A

Unit Duties / Information:  Primary Relief Landing Field for No 37 Service Flying Training School hosted at Calgary (Municipal) Airport

Aircraft Flown: not applicable

Commanding Officers: not applicable

Financial Impact:

Date / Reason for Closure: 1944-45,reduced need for aircrew

Post RCAF Evolution:

  • The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “North Battleford” – See photos on this page.

Current Status:  civilian airfield, all runways still exist.

On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978)
Airdrie Aerodrome (Part 1)
RCAF Aerodrome Airdrie, Alberta. Image frome the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.
On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978)
Airdrie Aerodrome (Part 2)

Location – Google Map

For More information – External Links

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