RCAF Station St Catharines
General Information
Location/Base: St. Catharines
Province: Ontario
Years in Use:
Units:
- No 9 Elementary Flying Training School
- sponsor
- St. Catharines Flying Club
- Formed 14 October 1940
- Disbanded 14 January 1944
- Aircraft flown:
- Fleet Finch
- Tiger Moth
- sponsor
- Used by No 4 Wireless School, Guelph starting in ’44
- Relief Landing Field – Willoughby
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Date/Reason for Closure/Current Status:
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.
Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery
Station Magazine
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Daily Diary – Links – No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba has created a transcription of this Daily Diary.
Their web site is AirMuseum.ca
1941
1944
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station St. Catharines, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 5 personnel.
23 November 1940
19 September 1941
Notable Alumni
- Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee – Author of the poem High Flight – Killed in Flying Accident – 11 Dec 1941
Aircraft List
Notes
Course List – No 9 Elementary 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
- http://9efts.blogspot.ca/
- Site Plan:
- Aerodrome Disposal File: