Alliford Bay, British Columbia
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Alliford Bay was a town on Moresby Island
on Haida Gwaii. It is 15 kilometers west of Sandspit
and is now a terminus for BC Ferries
and North Pacific Seaplanes. During the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force
flew the PBY-5 Catalina in and out of the air force base located at Alliford Bay. Today all that is left of the base is a red cedar mill and a dry land sort. Several inhabited homes are still at Alliford Bay.
Moresby Island
Moresby Island is a large island that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada, located at . Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site includes Moresby and other islands...
on Haida Gwaii. It is 15 kilometers west of Sandspit
Sandspit
Sandspit may refer to:* Sandspit, British Columbia, a town on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada* Sandspit Beach, a major tourist site in Karachi, Pakistan* Sandspit , a deposition landform found off coasts...
and is now a terminus for BC Ferries
BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. or BC Ferries is a de facto Crown Corporation that provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
and North Pacific Seaplanes. During the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
flew the PBY-5 Catalina in and out of the air force base located at Alliford Bay. Today all that is left of the base is a red cedar mill and a dry land sort. Several inhabited homes are still at Alliford Bay.