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RCAF Station North Bay

General Information

Base / Station: North Bay

Province: Ontario

Years in Use:

Units:

  • A detachment of RAF Ferry Command, later RCAF Ferry Command ’42-  Liberators & Lancasters
  • No 446 (SAM) Sqn [445 ??]
  • No 430 (Fighter) Sqn ’51
  • No 3 (All-weather Fighter) OTU ’52-summer ’55
  • No 419 (Moose) Sqn Mar ’54- Aug ’57
  • No 433 (Porcupine) Sqn summer ’55- Jul ’61
  • No 414 (Black Knight) Sqn
  • 22 Radar Control Wing (Pine Tree Line)
  • 6 AC&W Unit
  • North American Air Defence Command,
  • Canadian Forces Air Defence Command HQ

Aircraft Types:

  • IM-99B SAMs BOMARC- 446
  • Sabre
  • Mitchell
  • CF-100- 433,414
  • CF-101B

Commanding Officers: G/C R.L. Denison, DFC ’62

Financial Impact:

Department of Transport Aerodrome North Bay, Ontario. Image from the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.

Site Evolution

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

Current Status:

  • Still an active Air Force Base. I believe that the the aerodrome is no longer military in any way. NORAD Monitoring Center(?).

Commemoration:

Private Married Quarters – Site Plan

Private Married Quarters Site Plan – CFB North Bay – Unknown year – From Station Welcome Pamphlet, linked below
(Source: The John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Click image to download a higher resolution JPG.

On Track – 1978

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

Location – Google Map

Station Magazine
“The Shield”

Welcome to the Home of Air Defence Command – Canadian Forces Base North Bay

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 St John, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains __ personnel.

Notable Alumni

Aircraft List

Notes

For More information – External Links

  • Wikipedia
  • MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
  • Site Plan:
  • Aerodrome Disposal File:

For More information – Published References

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