RCAF Station Caron
General Information
Base / Station: Caron
Province: Saskatchewan
Dates of Operation or Period of Information: 1942-45
Units:
- No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School
- Primary Relief Landing Field – Boharm (R1)
- Used as a Relief field for Moose Jaw after the closure of the EFTS
Aircraft Flown:
- Tiger Moth
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure:
- 14 January 1944, school closed,
- field became relief for Moose Jaw until October 1944
Post RCAF Evolution:
- The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) – Does Not list this Aerodrome
Current Status: abandoned, one hangar and several base buildings still exist used by bible college; ramp provides foundation for several houses; imprint of runways can still be seen from the air
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
c.1942
Location – Google Map
YouTube Videos
Photo Gallery
Station Magazine
“Moth Monthly”
Station Magazine
“The Tailspin”
Daily Diary – Index – No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School
1941
1944
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No 33 Elementary Flying Training School and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Caron, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 10 personnel.
23 December 1941
28 May 1942
8 September 1942
6 January 1943
Notable Alumni
Aircraft List
Notes
Related documents:
Course List
No 33 Elementary Flying Training School
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Site Plan:
- Aerodrome disposal files:
- https://www.caronairbase.com
For More information – Published References
I’m working with Joel From on an authentic, accurate and flyable model of 33EFTS for the Xplane Flight Sim. It will be available spring ’23 as a free download from the XP Forum (scenery section) for any who have XPlane 11.
Dad was at Caron late ’43 on his way to becoming a Lancaster pilot with Pathfinders. The model is a memorial to him, the personnel of Caron and every other member of the BCATP team.
Neil Turner
Watford
UK