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RCAF Station Malton

General Information

Location/Base: Malton

Province: Ontario

Years in Use:

Units:

  • No 1 Air Observer School
    • sponsor- Dominion Skyways (Training) Ltd, CP Airlines
    • 27 May 1940 – 30 April 1945
  • No 1 Elementary Flying Training School
    • sponsor- Toronto Flying Club
    • 24 June 1940 – 3 July 1942
  • AID Inspector School

Aircraft Types:

  • No 1 AOS
    • Anson
  • No 1 EFTS
    • Finch,
    • Tiger Moth

Commanding Officers:

  • Squadron Leader Woods ’40
  • Squadron Leader Stapely ’40
  • Squadron Leader Jacobi ’41-’42
  • Squadron Leader Kent ’42-’43
  • Squadron Leader Laxdal ’43
  • Wing Commander Thomas ’43-’44
  • Wing Commander Opie ’44
  • Wing Commander Foss ’44-45
RCAF Aerodrome Malton, Ontario.
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.

General Managers D.S.(T.)L.:

  • Mr. C.R. Troup, OBE, ’40-’41
  • Mr. W. Woollett, ’41-’42
  • Mr. W.A. McLeod ’42-’45

Financial Impact:

Date/Reason for Closure:

Site Evolution

  • The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “Toronto Itnl” – See photos on this page.

Current Status: Now the Toronto Pearson International Airport

On Track – 1978

On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978)
Toronto Itnl Aerodrome (Part 1)
On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978)
Toronto Itnl Aerodrome (Part 2)

Location – Google Map

Station Magazine
“The Navigator”

Station Magazine
“Star Shooter”

Fatalities

This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School and No 1 Air Observer School and other sources.  The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Malton, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 26 personnel.

Aircraft List


Course List
No 1 Air Observer School

Course List
No 1 Elementary Flying Training School


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