RCAF Station Torbay
General Information
Location/Base: Torbay (St John’s)
Province: Newfoundland
Dates of Operation or Period of Information:
Units:
Aircraft Flown:
Commanding Officers:
| Squadron Leader Granton E.H. Brandon | 1943 – 1944 |
| Group Captain William Waldon Scott Ross, MID. | Early 1945 |
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure:
Site Evolution
- Fire Destroys Hangar 16 March 1946 – Brandon Sun – Page 2
Current Status:
Site Plan – 1958
(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”
History Book
“Per Ardua
(Available via the Memorial University of Newfoundland website)
Daily Diary – Links –
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1944
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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 Number | Start Date | Graduation Date | Number of Students |
|---|---|---|---|
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
The station commander from December 1945 to April 1946 was C/89587 Wing Commander Frederick Frank Lambert DSO, DFC, MID
The station commander in 1943/1944 was Squadron Leader Granton E.H. Brandon.
Station commander in early 1945 was Group Captain William Waldon Scott Ross, MID.