RCAF Station Weyburn
General Information
Base / Station: Weyburn
Province: Saskatchewan
Dates of Operation or Period of Information: 5 Jan 42-30 June 44
Units:
- No 41 Service Flying Training School
- 22 January 1944 – Disbanded
- Aircraft Flown:
- Anson,
- Harvard
- No 8 Service Flying Training School
- Moved from Moncton, New Brunswick – 24 January 1944
- 30 June 1944 – Disbanded
- Aircraft Flown:
- Anson
- Primary Relief Landing Field (R1) – Halbrite
- Secondary Relief Landing Field (R2) – Ralph
Unit Duties / Information:
Commanding Officers:
Financial Impact:
Post RCAF Evolution:
- The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “Weyburn” – See photos on this page.
Date / Reason for Closure: Current Status: civil airfield JE3


Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases
circa 1942.

Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery

Station Magazine
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Daily Diary – Links – No. 41 Service Flying Training School
1944
Unit disbanded effective 22 January 1944. Facility taken over by No 8 Service Flying Training School on that date.
Daily Diary – Links – No. 8 Service Flying Training School
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 41 Service Flying Training School, No 8 Service Flying Training School, and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Weyburn, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 17 personnel.
3 March 1942
30 July 1942
29 September 1942
25 October 1942
20 November 1942
22 June 1943
4 August 1943
13 September 1943
20 December 1943
2 January 1944
23 March 1944
11 May 1944
Notable Alumni
Aircraft List
Notes
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
- Site Plan:
- Aerodrome Disposal File: