RCAF Station Hagersville
General Information
Location/Base: Hagersville
Province: Ontario
Years in Use: opened Nov 1940-
Units:
- Was Originally Primary Relief Landing Field (R1) to No 5 SFTS Brantford.
- No 16 Service Flying Training School
- Formation order issued 14 June 1941
- School formed 8 Aug 1941
- Disbandment order issued 28 August 1945
- Unit disbanded 21 September 1945
- No 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit (REMU)-controlled REM Satellites in Hamilton, Dunnville, Jarvis and Port Arthur-disbanded Apr ’46
- Primary Relief Landing Field – Kohler (Cayuga)
- Secondary Relief Landing Field – Dufferin
Facility Discription:
- as at Feb 1941:
- No buildings
- Single Runways
Aircraft Types:
- No 16 SFTS
- Anson,
- Harvard
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Date/Reason for Closure: transferred to Department of Transport 21 September 1945
Current Status:
Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery
Station Magazine
“Albatross”
Station Magazine
“16th Oracle”
Daily Diary – Links – No. 16 Service Flying Training School
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 16 Service Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Hagersville, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 22 personnel.
7 November 1941
20 November 1941
4 December 1941
17 December 1941
7 March 1942
22 March 1942
11 April 1942
13 April 1942
6 June 1943
21 January 1943
14 June 1943
7 December 1943
1 January 1944
19 March 1944
22 November 1944
1 June 1945
14 July 1945
Notable Alumni
Aircraft List
Notes
Related documents:
- Memo from Robert Leckie 12 Feb 1941 debating the assignment of a training aerodrome for No 4 Wireless School in Guelph.
Course List – No 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Site Plan:
- Aerodrome Disposal File: