RCAF Station Moncton
General Information
Base / Station: Moncton
Province: New Brunswick
Period(s) of Use: 23 Dec 40-24 Jan 44
Elevation: 230′
Units:
- No. 8 Service Flying Training School
- 23 December 1940 – School formed at Moncton.
- 22 January 1944 – Moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan
- advanced multi-engine training
- Aircraft:
- Avro Anson
Structures:
Commanding Officers:
- Group Captain W.W. Brown
- (? – 22 October 1942)
- Wing Commander J.C. Huggard
- (22 October 1942 – ?)
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for closure:
- 24 Jan 44, reduced need for aircrew
Site details:
Aerodrome:
Runways:
Current Status:
- civil airfield CYQM
Married Quarters:
Commemoration:
- The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering recognized this facility 2003 with the installation of a plaque. Similar plaques have been installed at:
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.
Image courtesy of Matt Heintz
Training Area Map – No 8 Service Flying Training School
Location – Google Map
Station Magazine
“Take Off”
Photo Gallery
Daily Diary – Links – No. 8 Service Flying Training School
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 8 Service Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Moncton, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 21 personnel.
12 March 1941
7 August 1941
13 June 1942
26 June 1942
14 July 1942
1 September 1942
21 October 1942
17 June 1943
14 September 1943
11 November 1943
1 December 1943
8 December 1943
27 December 1943
Notable Alumni
Aircraft List
Notes
Course List
No 8 Service Flying Training School
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
- http://rcafmoncton.blogspot.ca/
- Site Plan:
- Aerodrome Disposal File: