RCAF Station Dunnville
General Information
Location/Base: Dunnville
Province: Ontario
Location:
- located between town of Dunnville and village of Port Maitland on north shore of Lake Erie
- det of Marine Section, Trenton operated out of Port Maitland starting 29 Apr 1944 under WO 2 Brunton- 42 ft crash boat
Years in Use: 25 November 1940 – 1946
Units:
- No 6 Service Flying Training School- 25 Nov ’40-1 Dec ’44
- became subsidiary to no. 6 Repair Depot until ’46–sold and became a turkey farm
- Relief Landing Field – Welland
- Relief Landing Field – Kohler (Cayuga)
Aircraft Types:
- No 6 SFTS
- Harvard (II, IIB),
- Yale,
- Ansons (MkII)
Image from the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.
Commanding Officers:
- Group Captain Allan S. Hull- 25 Nov ’40-13 Feb ’42
- Wing Commander Valance H. Patriarche 13 Feb ’42-Dec ’43 (?)
- Wing Commander A. Dean Nesbit, DFC
- December 1943 (?) – 15 March 1944
- Wing Commander Harry Byrant
- 15 March 1944 – 16 June 1944
- Squardron Leader Johnny Jordan 16 June ’44-26 June ’44
- Group Captain Gerald E. Nash 26 June ’44-11 Oct ’44
- Wing Commander Johnny Jordan 11 Oct ’44-1 Dec ’44
Financial Impact:
Date/Reason for Closure:
Current Status:
Commemoration:
- The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering recognized this facility 2003 with the installation of a plaque. Similar plaques have been installed at:
Site Plan – 1951
Source – 1 Canadian Air Division, RCAF
If you would like a PDF Copy Please Click to Download.
Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery
Facebook Photo from John Bond
Station Magazine
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Operational Record Book – Links – No. 6 Service Flying Training School
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No 6 Service Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Dunnville, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 45 personnel.
14 December 1940
23 January 1941
21 March 1941
27 March 1941
26 May 1941
21 June 1941
11 July 1941
15 December 1941
24 February 1942
17 April 1942
21 June 1942
30 June 1942
10 September 1942
14 September 1942
23 September 1942
28 September 1942
- LAC Frederick Charles Blair
3 November 1942
1 January 1943
3 March 1943
17 June 1943
19 June 1943
22 July 1943
8 August 1943
30 September 1943
17 November 1943
29 November 1943
9 January 1944
17 January 1944
16 February 1944
21 April 1944
26 May 1944
26 August 1944
Aircraft List
Harvard
2823
3178
Yale
3430
Course List – No 6 Service Flying Training School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course 34 | 7 October 1941 | 60 Graduates | |
| Course 90 | 20 September 1943 | 11 February 1944 | 53 Graduates |
| Course 92 | 18 October 1943 | 10 March 1944 | 55 Graduates |
| Course 94 | 15 November 1943 | 6 April 1944 | 45 Graduates |
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
- The No 6 RCAF Dunnville Museum – Museum at the Former RCAF Station
- https://rcafdunnville.blogspot.com/
Hello there:
Excellent website! Thank-you for taking the time to organize the information in a very succinct manner.
Do you know if the graduating class list(s) exist for No. 6 SFTS Dunnville? I’m specifically looking for the graduating class list for Course No. 92 (18 Oct/43 to 10 Mar/44) and Course No. 94 (15 Nov/43 to 6 Apr/44).
Thank-you for your assistance.
Thank you for your comments. I will see what I can find and reviewing what I have on Dunnville, I will put some priority on enhancing the Dunnville page. Thanks again for checking out RCAF.info