Relief Landing Field –
Petrel

General Information

Base / Station: Petrel

Province: Manitoba

Period(s) of Use:

Role: Primary Relief Field(R1) to Carberry

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Aerodrome:

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Site Evolution

  • The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “Petrel – Lat:49 58N – Long:99 21W – GMT-6(5) – 62SE, E-17 – Abandoned”

Current Status: Reverted to agricultural use. 

RCAF Aerodrome Petrel, Manitoba. Image from the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.

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