RCAF Station Saskatoon
General Information
Base / Station: Saskatoon
Province: Saskatchewan
Dates of Operation or Period of Information:
- 16 Sept 40-30 Mar 45
- 1 Jan 52-1 Oct 62
Units:
- No.4 SFTS
- Role: Intermediate training to wings level on multi engine aircraft.
- School Formed effective 16 September 1940.
- Reformed as a shadow/ reserve training school 30 March 1945
- Disbanded 14 June 1945
- Aircraft Flown
- Anson,
- Crane
- 1 Instrument Flying School
- Role: instrument flying training and development
- Closed: – 23 Jan 56, combined with 1 AFS
- Aircraft Flown:
- Expeditor
- 1 Advanced Flying School
- Role: advanced jet training
- Moved to Rivers – 1 October 1962
- Aircraft Flown:
- T-33
- Primary Relief Landing Field (R1) – Vanscoy
- Secondary Relief Landing Field (R2) – Osler
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure:
Site Evolution:
- The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “Saskatoon” – See photos on this page.
Current Status: civil airfield, CYXE
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.
Location – Google Map
Station Magazine
“Reconnaissance”
School Daily Diary – Links – No. 4 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
1941
1944
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 4 Service Flying Training School and other sources. The list may not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Saskatoon(Airport). With input from various sources, so far there were 27 deaths of service personnel that were stationed at Saskatoon(Airport).
30 January 1941
12 March 1941
8 April 1941
25 May 1941
1 July 1941
16 July 1941
22 August 1941
30 August 1941
12 December 1941
2 February 1942
11 February 1942
24 February 1942
7 March 1942
- Flight Sergeant Hugh Charles Campbell
- Leading Aircraftman Benjamin Dean Cook
- Leading Aircraftman Hubert Vernol Ford
2 June 1942
5 June 1942
15 July 1942
31 July 1942
- Pilot Officer Arthur Archibald Currie
- Leading Aircraftman Ernest Albert Seeds
- Leading Aircraftman Gordon Gray
30 May 1943
Aircraft List
Course List – No 4 Service 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 5 | 17 November 1940 | 37 Graduates | |
| Course 8 | 20 December 1940 | 38 Graduates | |
| Course 12 | 28 January 1941 | 42 Graduates | |
| Course 15 | 13 December 1940 | 21 February 1941 | 49 Graduates |
| Course 17 | |||
| Course 19 | 21 January 1941 | ||
| Course 21 | 18 February 1941 | ||
| Course 84 | 28 June 1943 | 15 October 1943 | 43 Graduates |
| Course 86 | 26 July 1943 | 12 November 1943 | 42 Graduates |
Notable Alumni
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Aerodrome Disposal File: