RCAF Station Torbay



General Information

Location/Base: Torbay (St John’s)

Province: Newfoundland

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  • Fire Destroys Hangar 16 March 1946 – Brandon Sun – Page 2

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

Site Plan – 1958

Site Plan, RCAF Station St John’s (Torbay), Newfoundland
(1958) (Source 1 Canadian Air Division)
Please Click image to download a High resolution PDF of the site plan.

Location – Google Map


Station Magazine
“Wings Overseas”


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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 Torbay, 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.

Course NumberStart DateGraduation DateNumber of Students


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  1. Francois Dutil

    The station commander from December 1945 to April 1946 was C/89587 Wing Commander Frederick Frank Lambert DSO, DFC, MID

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