RCAF Station Assiniboia
General Information
Base / Station: Assiniboia
Province: Saskatchewan
Dates of Operation or Period of Information:
Units:
- No 34 Elementary Flying Training School
- Formed – December 1941
- Taken over by the company that formerly ran No 14 Elementary Flying Training School at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba – 3 July 1942.
- Disbanded – January 1944
- No 25 Elementary Flying Training School
- Formed – January 1944
- Disbanded – 28 July 1944
- Relief Landing Field – Lethburn
Aircraft Flown:
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure:
Current Status: Civilian Airfield, All original building removed
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.
Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery
Facebook Photo from Peter Whitfield
Facebook Photo from Peter Whitfield
Station Magazine
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Daily Diary – Links – No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School
1941
Daily Diary – Links – No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School
1944
The school was disbanded 28 July 1944.
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Assiniboia, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 19 personnel.
2 November 1942
13 December 1942
18 December 1942
27 January 1943
16 April 1943
12 June 1943
16 June 1943
29 June 1943
1 July 1943
13 July 1943
28 December 1943
19 January 1944
Aircraft List
1122 – Tiger Moth
Course List – No 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Course List – No 25 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
- Site Plan:
- Aerodrome Disposal File: