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RCAF Station St Jean (St John)



General Information

Location/Base: St Jean

Province: Quebec

Years in Use:

  • 1941 – Present

Units:

  • No. 9 Air Observer School
    • opened at St Jean July 7, 1941 to provide aircrew with basic navigation training prior to their advanced training carried out at an Air Navigation School.
    • Aircraft Flown:
      • Avro Anson
    • The observer school at St Jean was closed April 30, 1945.
  • No 13 Elementary Flying Training School
    • Formed at St Eugene, Ontario
    • disbanded at St Eugene 19 June 1945
    • Reformed at St Jean (St John), Quebec 1 May 1945.
    • Disbanded at St Jean (St John)
  • No. 9 Repair Depot
  • No. 2 Manning Pool
    • Opened 1946?
    • closed in September, 1968.

Commanding Officers:

Financial Impact:

Date/Reason for Closure:

  • The aerodrome was turned over for civilian use. Station is still used by the military and is now the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School.

Current Status:

RCAF Aerodrome St Jean (St John), Quebec. Image from the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases c.1942

Location – Google Map


Station Magazine
“Flak”

Station Magazine
“The Repair-O-Scope”


The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba has created a transcription of this Daily Diary.
Their web site is AirMuseum.ca

This Transcription appears to only be a partial version of the completed document.




Daily Diary – Links – No 13 Elementary Flying Training School

1945

This School was Disbanded at St Eugene, Ontario on 19 June 1945 and reformed at St Jean (St John) on 1 May 1945

May

June

July

August

September

School Disbanded.


Fatalities

This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 9 Air Observer School and other sources.  The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station St Jean, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 20 personnel.


Aircraft List


Course List
No 13 Elementary Flying Training School

Course List
No 9 Air Observer School



This Post Has One Comment

  1. Eva Jane Stark

    I’m looking for information from 1953. My dad Franklin Bruce Harvey was stationed there for training, I have his service number if that would help . He is deceased. He told us that he marched in the parade for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. I’m looking for a picture or some kind of proof that he was there. He said the Queen came to inspect the troops. Any help would be appreciated
    Eva Jane Stark ( maiden name Harvey)

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