RCAF Station Goose Bay



General Information

Location/Base: Goose Bay

Province: Labrador

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  • Fire destroyed a hangar at the Aerodrome approximately 13 January 1947 – Winnipeg Free Press – 13 January 1947 – Page 7

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RCAF Aerodrome Goose Bay, Labrador. Image from the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.

Location – Google Map


Station Magazine
“(The) Gosling”


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Fatalities

This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of ___ and other sources.  The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Goose Bay, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 0 personnel.


Aircraft List


Course List –

This List is incomplete and will be enhanced as my time permits and as requests are received.

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This Post Has One Comment

  1. Judith Masdorp

    looking for info on James Gibbens RCAF, family member who worked there in the early 1960’s noe deceased.

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