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RCAF Station Abbotsford, British Columbia
September 1943. Location of No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School.
July 1944. Closure.
April 1944. Location of No. 5 Operational Training Unit.
October 1945. Closure.
November 1945. Location of Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite.
June 1946. Closure.
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RCAF Detachment Aishihik, Yukon
January 1945. Opened.
September 1956. Closure.
CFS Aldergrove
June 1955. Amalgamation of Wireless Telegraph receiver station Aldergrove and Wireless Telegraph receiver near the town of Sumas (now named Matsqui).
July 1956. Renamed HMCS Aldergrove.
1 February 1968. Integrated into the Canadian Armed Forces and renamed CFS Aldergrove.
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1994. Closure of station. The site was retrofitted for remote control.
April 1996. Came under the command of CFB Esquimalt (Naden). The detachment was again re-named Naval Radio Section Aldergrove in 1996 to officially acknowledge the unit's naval heritage.
CFB/ Camp Aldershot, Nova Scotia
CFS Alert, Ellesmere Island in Nunavut (formerly part of the Northwest Territories)
1956. Established on an experimental basis by the RCAF.
September 1958. Taken over by the RCCS.
February 1994. Announced that Alert would be converted to remote operation by 1997-98.
Allan Island, Labrador
November 1944. Location of No. 40 Radio Detachment.
October 1945. Closure.
Allerton Park, United Kingdom
October 1944. Location of No. 6 Canadian Bomber Group.
November 1945. Closure.
RCAF Detachment Alliford, British Columbia
September 1939.
April 1940.
RCAF Station Alliford Bay, British Columbia
13 May 1940. Established. New home of 6 Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron which moved from RCAF Station Jericho Beach.
July 1940. Location of No. 6 (B.R.) Squadron.
August 1945. Closure.
December 1941. No. 9 (BR) Squadron arrived from RCAF Station Bella Bella.
November 1943. No. 7 (BR) Squadron arrives.
25 July 1945. Closed
RCAF Station Alsask, Saskatchewan
Pinetree Line
Early 1963. Operational.
1962. Opened. Home of 44 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFB Alsask
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1987. Closure.
Amphitrite Point, British Columbia
August 1942. Location of No. 13 Radio Detachment.
September 1945. Closure.
Angus, Ontario
June 1941. Location of No. 13 (X) Depot.
December 1964. Closure.
RCAF Station Annette Island, Alaska
November 1942. Opened
May 1943. Closure.
RCAF Detachment Armstrong Station, Ontario
RCAF Station Armstrong, Ontario
Pinetree Line
Built by the Americans.
November 1962. RCAF took over. Home of 38 Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFS Armstrong.
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1975. Closed.
RCAF Station Arnprior, Ontario
August 1942. Location of No. 3 Flying Instructors School.
January 1944. Closure.
February 1944. Location of No. 1 Flight Engineers School.
October 1944. Closure.
July 1946. Location of National Research Council Research Flight (NRC/FES).
July 1953. Renamed National Establishment (NAE) and moved to Uplands.
May 1951. Location of Central Experimental and Proving Establishment.
May 1953. Closure.
RCAF Station Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
December 1941. Location of No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (RAF).
January 1944. Closure.
February 1944. Location of No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School.
July 1944. Closure.
RCAF Station Aylmer, Ontario
3 July 1941. Location of No. 14 Service Flying Training School under British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
August 1944. School relocate to Kingston.
1 July 1944. Location of Flight Engineer School.
31 March 1945. Closure.
April 1945. Location of RCAF Technical and Engineering School, later Re-designated No. 1 Technical School.
May 1955. Closure.
1951. The RCAF Fire-fighting School moved in from RCAF Station Mountain View.
September 1951. Location of No. 11 Examination Unit.
November 1952. Closure.
June 1952. Location of Aeronautical Engineering School.
November 1953. Closure.
Magazine
1961. Closed
Ayr, Scotland
9 January 1944. Location of 22 (Fighter) Wing.
1 April 1947. Disbanded.
Baden, Germany
April 1953. Location of No. 4 (F) Wing.
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December 1993. Moved to Cold Lake.
December 1964.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFB Baden.
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GTTF (Group Transient and Training Flight)
1 AMS (Air maintenance Squadron)
Formed in 1971
Moved to CFB Cold Lake (26 April 1993)
31 August 1994. Closed
Books
Title Superbase 20 Baden Soellingen The Hornet's Nest
Author Chris Bennett
ISBN 0-85045-114-9
Title 40 Years 1953 1983 4 Wing Canadian Forces Baden Soellingen
Author An Esprit De Corps Production
ISBN none
TAM (Tactical Air Meet)
Various Clubs
Wandering Club
RCAF Station/ CFB Bagotville, Quebec
1942. Station opened.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFB Bagotville.
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1993. Renamed 3 Wing.
LVG
Other Squadrons of 3 Wing.
3 Escadron de Maintenance Air
LVG
1993. 12 Radar Squadron relocated from Mont Apica.
LVG
Previous Units
June 1942. Location of No. 1 Operational Training Unit.
January 1945. Closure.
August 1942. Location of No. 12 Radio Detachment.
October 1944. Closure.
December 1943. Location of No. 4 Convalescent Hospital
November 1945. Closure.
November 1945. Location of Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite (Saguenay).
Exercises
Open Challenge
Fighter Meet
Scouts
Title Spectacle Aerien International de Bagotville, Pleins Feux sur ma Region, 9-10 Juin 2007
Author None
ISBN None
RCAF Station Baldy Hughes, British Columbia
Pinetree Line
1955. Built by the Americans.
Early 1960's. Transferred to the RCAF. Home of No. 54 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFS Baldy Hughes.
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31 August 1990. Closure.
RCAF Station Barrington, Nova Scotia
Pinetree Line
1 August 1958. Operational.
1943. Operated by the RCN
1957. Re-opened by the Americans.
1 June 1962. Transferred to the RCAF. Home of No. 23 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFS Barrington.
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1 August 1990. Closure.
RCAF Detachment Beatton River, British Columbia
January 1945. Opened.
May 1955. Closure.
Beaumaris, Ontario
April 1945. Location of No. 1 Convalescent Hospital
September 1945. Closure.
RCAF Station Beausejour, Manitoba
Pinetree Line
November 1953. Operational. Operated by the Americans.
1962. Transferred to the RCAF.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFS Beausejour.
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31 July 1986. Closure.
RCAF Station Beaverbank, Nova Scotia
Pinetree Line
December 1953. Operational. Home of No. 22 Aircraft and Control Warning Squadron.
1 April 1964. Closure.
Reproduction
RCAF Station Beaverlodge, Alberta
Pinetree Line
February 1953. Operational by the Americans.
1963. Transferred to the RCAF. Home of No. 57 Aircraft and Control Warning Squadron.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFS Beaverlodge.
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1 April 1988. Closure.
Bell Lake, Nova Scotia
October 1942. Location of No. 2 Radio Detachment.
February 1945. Closure.
RCAF Station Bella Bella, British Columbia
September 1938. Established as a temporary detachment of RCAF Station Jericho Bay.
December 1941. Permanent stations established. Location of No. 9 Bomber-Reconnaissance Squadron.
August 1944. Closure
Spring 1945. Re-opened briefly as a meteorological section.
September 1945. Closure.
RCAF Station Belleville, Ontario
August 1941. Location of No. 5 Initial Training School.
June 1944. Closure.
CFS Bermuda
1 January 1963. Authorized to lease 11 acres of land on Bermuda to operate a Canadian Naval Radio Station.
4 July 1963. Became operational
15 February 1965. Royal Canadian Navy officers and other ranks said goodbye to the white ensign and introduced the new Canadian Flag.
1969. The station's name was changed from Naval Radio Station Bermuda to Canadian Forces Station Bermuda.
February 1992. Canada's Budget announced the decision to close the station.
31 December 1993. Official notice was given to the Bermuda Government to terminate the lease.
Biak, West Bank New Guinea.
Location of No. 116 Air Transport Unit, UNEF.
Biggin Hill, United Kingdom
February 1944. Location of No. 410 Repair and Salvage Unit.
August 1945. Closure.
RCAF Station Bird, Manitoba
Mid-Canada Line
December 1957. Opened.
March 1964. Closed.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
October 1942. Location of No. 4 District Headquarters.
July 1945. Closure.
RCAF Station/ Camp/ CFB Borden, Ontario
9 July 1925. Location of 1 FTS (Flying Training School)
16 June 1937. Moved to Trenton, Ontario.
22 January 1940. Returned from Trenton, Ontario
During the inter-war, renamed RCAF Station Borden.
February 1937. Location of No. 2 Technical Training School.
July 1948. Closure.
May 1939. Location of Intermediate Ground Instructional School.
April 1940. Closure.
9 October 1939. Location of 1 F.I.S. (Flying Instructor Course).
1940. F.I.S. moved to Trenton, Ontario
31 January 1940. Amalgamation of ATS (Advanced Training School) and ITS (Intermediate Training School) to form No. 1 SFTS (Service Flying Training School).
March 1946. Closure.
April 1944. Location of Advance Tactical Training Detachment, A-33 CACTE.
October 1944. Closure.
February 1948. Location of School of Basic Science.
April 1948. Closure.
Mid 1966. PFS arrives from Centralia, Ontario.
31 March 1970. Moves to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Location of various schools for trades
Munitions and Weapons Course
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFB Borden.
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1994. 16 Wing re-located from St. Jean.
ACA (Air Force Academy)
ACPDTC (Air Command Professional Development Training Center)
CFFA (Canadian Forces Fire Academy)
CFSACO (Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control)
CFSAOE (Canadian Forces School of Aerospace and Ordnance Engineering)
CFSATE (Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering)
Military Police
RCAF Station Botwood, Newfoundland.
April 1942. Opened.
October 1945. Closed.
RCAF Station Boundary Bay, British Columbia
July 1940. Location of No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School.
December 1941. Closure.
April 1941. Location of No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School.
June 1942. Closure.
October 1942. Opened under BCATP. Location of of No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School .
April 1944. Location of No. 5 Operational Training Unit.
October 1945. Closure of No. 5 Operational Training Unit.
1949. Reactivated as Vancouver Wireless Station.
1 February 1968. Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces. Renamed CFB Ladner. Go to CFB Ladner.
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
June 1941. Location of No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre.
July 1946. Closure.
RCAF Station Bowden, Alberta
May 1941. Location of No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School (RAF).
September 1944. Closure.
August 1944. Location of No. 204 Equipment Holding Unit.
November 1944. Closure.
October 1944. Location of No. 406 Aircraft Holding Unit.
May 1945. Location of No. 2 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit.
January 1946. Closure.
RCAF Station Brandon, Manitoba
April 1940. Location of No. 2 Manning Depot.
May 1944. Moved to Trenton
April 1941. Location of No. 12 Service Flying Training School.
Mat 1945. Closure.
June 1945. Location of No. 2 Aircrew Conditioning Unit.
October 1945. Closure.
RCAF Brantford, Ontario
October 1940. Location of No. 5 Service Flying Training School.
November 1944. Closure.
November 1944. Location of No. 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit.
April 1946. Closure.
Brig Harbour, Labrador
November 1943. Location of No. 37 Radio Detachment.
October 1945. Closure.
Brooklyn, Nova Scotia
October 1942. Location of No. 4 Radio Detachment.
August 1945. Closure.