RCAF Station Edmonton
Municipal Airport
General Information
Base / Station: Edmonton (municipal airport)
Province: Alberta
Dates of Operation or Period of Information: 1940-44
Units:
- No.2 Air Observer School
- Formed – 5 August 1940
- Disbanded – 14 July 1944
- Reformed in Winnipeg, Manitoba – 15 November 1955
- Aircraft Flown:
- Anson,
- Boeing 247D,
- Lockheed 10A,
- Stinson 105,
- Menasco Moth
- No.16 Elementary Flying Training School
- Formed – 11 November 1940
- Disbanded – 17 July 1942
- operated by Edmonton Flying Club
- Aircraft Flown:
- Tiger Moth,
- Fleet Finch
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact: formed nucleus for municipal airport
Date / Reason for Closure: 14 July 1944, reduced requirement for aircrew
Current Status: Airport decommissioned. most runway/taxiway/ramp surface remains in use, 2 or 3 hangars remain
Commemoration:
- The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering recognized this facility 2012 with the installation of a plaque. Similar plaques have been installed at:
Location – Google Map
Station Magazine
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Daily Diary – Index – No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School
Daily Diary – Index – No. 2 Air Observer School
1940
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No 2 Air Observer School and No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Edmonton, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 4 personnel.
10 June 1941
28 July 1941
29 October 1943
1944-02-06
Notable Alumni
Aircraft List
Notes
Related documents:
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
- Site Plan:
- https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/bcatp/bcatp-station-edmonton/