RCAF Station Davidson
I would like to extend a special thank you to Kevin Larson for providing many of the photographs on this page.
General Information
Base / Station: Davidson
Province: Saskatchewan
Dates of Operation or Period of Information: 9 Nov 42-29 Jan 45
Units:
- No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School
- Formed – October 1942
- Moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan – 29 January 1945
- Relief Landing Field – Davidson – West
Unit Duties / Information:
Aircraft Flown: Cornell
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure: 29 Jan 45, reduced need for aircrew
Current Status: abandoned (approx)N51 15 W105 45, condition unknown
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.
(Author and Source Unknown) (Photo provided by Kevin Larson)
Commemoration
Aerial Photographs
Site Plan – Hand Drawn, Date Unknown
Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery
(Photo Courtesy of Ken Meintzer)
Station Magazine
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Daily Diary – Links – No. 23 Service 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
1945
Unit Moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan effective 29 January Daily Diary index continued on the RCAF Station Yorkton page.
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School and other sources. The list may not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Davidson. With input from various sources, so far there were 8 deaths of service personnel that were stationed at Davidson.
17 April 1943
18 June 1943
8 October 1943
9 December 1943
12 May 1944
Aircraft List
Notable Alumni
Course List
No 23 Elementary Flying Training School
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Aerodrome Disposal File:
- Site Plan: