List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada

This article contains a List of Facilities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan , known in some countries as the Empire Air Training Scheme , was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, during the Second World War...

(BCATP), a major program for training Allied air crews during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, operated schools and facilities in all nine Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

was not yet part of Canada).

Training aircraft

For many facilities, the type of training aircraft used appears in parentheses. The BCATP used the following types of aircraft for training:

Airspeed Oxford
Airspeed Oxford
The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...
Avro Anson
Avro Anson
The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...
Boeing Stearman
Boeing Stearman
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Avis, Jim and Bowman, Martin. Stearman: A Pictorial History. Motorbooks, 1997. ISBN 0-76030-479-3.* Bowers, Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916. London:Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6....
Bristol Bolingbroke
Cessna Crane
Cessna AT-17
-References:NotesBibliography* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....
De Havilland Tiger Moth
De Havilland Tiger Moth
The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...
Fairchild Cornell
Fairchild PT-19
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....
Fairey Battle
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...
Fairey Swordfish
Fairey Swordfish
The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War...
Fleet Finch
Fleet Finch
-See also:* List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada -Bibliography:* Molson, Ken M. and Taylor, Harold A. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.* Page, Ron D. and Cumming, William. Fleet: The Flying Years. Erin,...
Fleet Fort
Fleet Fort
-References:NotesBibliography* Holmes, Tony. Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide. London: Harper Collins, 2005. ISBN 0-0071-9292-4.* Molson, Ken M. and Taylor, Harold A. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.* Page, Ron D. and...
Noorduyn Norseman
Noorduyn Norseman
The Noorduyn Norseman is a Canadian single-engine bush plane designed to operate from unimproved surfaces. Norseman aircraft are known to have been registered and/or operated in 68 countries throughout the world and also have been based and flown in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.-Design and...
North American Harvard
T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
North American Yale
Stinson 105
Westland Lysander
Westland Lysander
The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War...
Northrop Nomad

Training Command Headquarters

The BCATP operated four major commands:

1. Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, with responsibility for all Ontario

Ontario

facilities except those in the far southeastern and northwestern ends of the province.

2. Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, with responsibility for facilities in northwestern Ontario, Manitoba

Manitoba

, and part of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

.

3. Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, with responsibility for facilities in far southeastern Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes

Maritimes

The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...

Central Flying School

The Central Flying School was located in Trenton, Ontario

Trenton, Ontario

Trenton is a community in Southern Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the main population centre in Quinte West....

, which still hosts a major military airbase, CFB Trenton

CFB Trenton

Canadian Forces Base Trenton , is a Canadian Forces base located northeast of Trenton, Ontario. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is the hub for air transport operations in Canada and abroad...

Central Navigation School

The Central Navigation School was located in Rivers, Manitoba

Rivers, Manitoba

Rivers is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba located 40 kilometres northwest of Brandon. Rivers had a population of 1,193 people in the 2006 census. Rivers was named in 1908 after Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, Chairman of the Board of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway...

(Anson).

Instrument Navigation School

The Instrument Navigation School was located near Deseronto, Ontario

Deseronto, Ontario

Deseronto is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, in Hastings County, located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte. The town had a population of 1,824 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town was named for Capt...

, at what is currently Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport

Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport

Tyendinaga Airport is a registered aerodrome that is open to the public and caters mainly to general aviation. The aerodrome is located southwest of Tyendinaga, Ontario, Canada, north of the Bay of Quinte between Kingston and Belleville.-History:...

Manning Depots

The BCATP had two principal Manning Depots:

1. Toronto

Toronto

, Ontario

Ontario

2. Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

Initial Training Schools

Recruits started their training with a few weeks at an Initial Training School, to learn the basics of military life.

1. Toronto

Toronto

, Ontario

Ontario

2. Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

3. Victoriaville, Quebec

Quebec

(Finch and Moth)

4. Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

5. Belleville, Ontario

Belleville, Ontario

Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...

6. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

RCAF Station Saskatoon

RCAF Station Saskatoon was a World War II British Commonwealth Air Training Plan base operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force . It was located at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada....

- currently Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport

Elementary Flying Training Schools

An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a recruit 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Moth

De Havilland Tiger Moth

The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...

or Finch

Fleet Finch

-See also:* List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada -Bibliography:* Molson, Ken M. and Taylor, Harold A. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.* Page, Ron D. and Cumming, William. Fleet: The Flying Years. Erin,...

. Pilots who showed promise went on to advanced training at a Service Flying Training School. Others went on to different specialties, such as wireless, navigation or bombing and gunnery.

1. Malton, Ontario

Malton, Ontario

Malton is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto. The neighbourhood has a population of approximately 36,400 as of 2002....

(Moth) — currently Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population...

2. Fort William, Ontario

Fort William, Ontario

Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Ever since then it has been the largest city in Northwestern...

(Moth)

3. London, Ontario

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

(Finch)

4. Windsor Mills, Quebec (Finch and Moth)

5. Lethbridge

Lethbridge

Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, High River, Alberta

RCAF Station High River

RCAF Station High River was a station of the Royal Canadian Air Force located at High River, Alberta, Canada.The Canadian Air Board began operating the High River Air Station in January 1921 after having moved the station from Morley, Alberta, where the weather was discovered to be too erratic and...

(Moth and Cornell)

6. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...

(Moth and Cornell)

7. Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...

(Finch)

8. Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

(Moth)

9. St. Catharines, Ontario

Ontario

(Moth)

10. Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Pendleton, Ontario (Moth and Finch) — currently Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport

Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport

John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, , is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is named for John C...

and Pendleton Airport

Pendleton Airport

Pendleton Airport, , is located northwest of Pendleton, Ontario, Canada, east of Ottawa. The airfield is currently operated by the Gatineau Gliding Club.-History:...

11. Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

Cap-de-la-Madeleine is a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population 33,022.- History :...

(Finch and Cornell)

12. Goderich, Ontario

Goderich, Ontario

Goderich is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario and is the county seat of Huron County. The town was founded by William "Tiger" Dunlop in 1827. First laid out in 1828, the town is named after Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, who was British prime minister at the time. The town...

(Finch) — now Goderich Airport

Goderich Airport

Goderich Airport , also known as Goderich Municipal Airport, is a registered aerodrome located north of Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The aerodrome is best known as the home of Sky Harbour Aircraft, an aircraft paint shop....

13. St. Eugene, Ontario (Finch)

14. Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Manitoba

(Moth and Finch) - currently Portage La Prairie/Southport Airport

Portage La Prairie/Southport Airport

Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport, , is located adjacent to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Southport Aerospace Centre, a commercial-industrial centre.. It is now commercially operated. It was formerly Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie....

where primary flight training is still conducted for the Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

15. Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

(Moth and Cornell)

16. Edmonton

Edmonton

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Moth and Finch)

17. Stanley

Stanley Airport

Stanley Airport is located in Stanley, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, approximately northeast of Windsor.-History:Stanley was built as RCAF Station Stanley in March 1941 to train pilots as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The airport was the base for the Royal Canadian Air...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

(Finch and Moth)

18. Boundary Bay

Boundary Bay

Boundary Bay is situated on the Pacific coast of North America on the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington....

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

19. Virden, Manitoba

RCAF Station Virden

RCAF Station Virden was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan flying training station located north of Virden, Manitoba, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is now the site of Virden/R.J. Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome.Virden hosted...

(Moth and Cornell)

20. Oshawa, Ontario

RCAF Station Oshawa

RCAF Station Oshawa was a training station of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan located near Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.The No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School was located in Oshawa from June 1941 to December 1944. Student flyers used Tiger Moth aircraft and were trained by civilian...

(Moth)

21. Chatham, New Brunswick

Chatham, New Brunswick

Chatham is a Canadian urban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, Chatham was an incorporated town in Northumberland County along the south bank of the Miramichi River opposite Douglastown...

(Finch)

22. Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, Quebec

Quebec

(Finch)

23. Davidson, Saskatchewan

Davidson, Saskatchewan

Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 104 km southeast of Saskatoon beside provincial highway 11. It is located almost exactly halfway between Saskatoon and Regina and was a popular stopping-off point for travellers before Hwy...

, Yorkton, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Cornell)

24. Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...

(Liberators and Mitchell's), Assiniboia, Saskatchewan

Assiniboia, Saskatchewan

Assiniboia is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located south-southwest of Moose Jaw beside Highway 2 and Highway 13.-History:...

(Cornell)

25. DeWinton, Alberta

RCAF Station De Winton

RCAF Station De Winton was a World War II air training station located south of Calgary, and east of De Winton, Alberta, Canada. The station was built by the Royal Canadian Air Force for use by the Royal Air Force , who established No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School...

(Moth, Stearman and Cornell)

27. Neepawa, Manitoba

Neepawa, Manitoba

Neepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 3,298. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Langford and bordered to the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosedale....

(Moth and Cornell)

32. Bowden, Alberta

Bowden, Alberta

Bowden is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County, south of Red Deer, on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.- Geography :Nearby communities are Innisfail , James River Bridge , Huxley and Olds ....

(Moth, Stearman and Cornell)

33. Caron, Saskatchewan

Caron, Saskatchewan

Caron is a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway, 26 kilometres west of Moose Jaw. It has a population of 120.Location: 50.4592N -105.8692...

(Cornell)

34. Assiniboia, Saskatchewan

RCAF Station Assiniboia

RCAF Station Assiniboia was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan flying training station located near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force ....

— originally an RAF school.

35. Neepawa, Manitoba

Neepawa, Manitoba

— RAF school incorporated into 26

36. Pearce, Alberta

RCAF Station Pearce

RCAF Station Pearce or RCAF Aerodrome Pearce or BCATP Station Pearce, was a Second World War training air station of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan . It was located northeast of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada....

(Moth and Stearman)

Service Flying Training Schools

The Service Flying Training School provided advanced training for pilots, including fighter and multi-engine training.

1. Camp Borden, Ontario (Harvard)

2. Uplands (Ottawa)

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

(Harvard and Yale) — currently Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport , in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier...

3. Calgary

RCAF Station Calgary

What is referred to here as RCAF Station Calgary was actually a collection of Royal Canadian Air Force training establishments and other facilities that operated in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Anson and Crane)

4. Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Anson and Crane)

5. Brantford, Ontario

Ontario

(Anson) — currently Brantford Airport

Brantford Airport

Brantford Airport , also known as Brantford Municipal Airport, is a registered aerodrome located west southwest of the City of Brantford, in The County of Brant, Ontario, Canada. Brantford Flight Centre is the fixed base operator run by the Brantford Flying Club, and provides flight training,...

6. Dunnville, Ontario

Dunnville, Ontario

Dunnville is an unincorporated community of 6,000 people located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, near the historic Talbot Trail...

(Harvard and Yale) — currently Dunnville Airport

Dunnville Airport

Dunnville Airport, , is a registered aerodrome located south of Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. It was first built as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was home to No.6 Service Flying Training School. There is a museum at the airport commemorating the training school.-External...

7. Fort MacLeod, Alberta

RCAF Station Fort Macleod

RCAF Station Fort Macleod was a World War II British Commonwealth Air Training Plan flying training station. Administrative and operational control was the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Air Force . The old station is located south of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.No...

(Anson) — currently Fort Macleod Airport

Fort Macleod Airport

Fort Macleod Airport, , is located southwest of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.-History:Fort Macleod Airport was originally RCAF Station Fort Macleod, a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facility located near the west end of Fort MacLeod. It was the location of No. 7 Service Flying Training...

8. Moncton, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

(Anson)

9. Summerside, Prince Edward Island

CFB Summerside

Canadian Forces Base Summerside was an air force base located in St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Canada, now part of the city of Summerside.-RCAF Station Summerside:...

, Centralia, Ontario

RCAF Station Centralia

RCAF Station Centralia was a Royal Canadian Air Force training base located just outside the village of Centralia near Exeter, Ontario, Canada. It became one of the largest training stations in Canada....

(Anson and Harvard) — currently Summerside Airport

Summerside Airport

Summerside Airport is located north-northwest of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.The airport is one of only two on Prince Edward Island with instrument approaches for bad-weather operations .-History:...

and Centralia/Huron Airpark

Centralia/Huron Airpark

Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, originally RCAF Station Centralia, , is located west of Centralia, Ontario, Canada.-History:Originally built as a part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan , Centralia Airport was home to the Number 9 Service Flying Training School as of...

10. Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...

(Harvard) — currently Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport)

Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport)

Lt. Col W.G. Barker, VC Airport or Dauphin , formerly the Dauphin Regional Airport, is located south of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. It is named after the top canadian fighter ace in WW I William George Barker.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory....

11. Yorkton, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Harvard, Crane and Anson) — currently Yorkton Municipal Airport

Yorkton Municipal Airport

Yorkton Municipal Airport, , is located north of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.-History:During World War II Yorkton Airport was home to No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 11 Service Flying Training School - both schools being a part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan...

12. Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba

(Crane and Anson) — currently Brandon Municipal Airport

13. St. Hubert (Montreal)

Saint-Hubert, Quebec

Saint-Hubert is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics...

, Quebec

Quebec

(Harvard and Anson) — currently Montréal/St-Hubert Airport

Montréal/St-Hubert Airport

Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport is located in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is located east of downtown Montreal....

14. Aylmer

RCAF Station Aylmer

RCAF Station Aylmer was a Royal Canadian Air Force training base that was established on July 3, 1941 just north-east of Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. It was one of many built across Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II....

, Ontario

Ontario

(Anson and Harvard) — currently the site of the Ontario Police College

Ontario Police College

The Ontario Police College is located in Malahide Township, just east of Aylmer, in Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.-Programs:...

15. Claresholm

RCAF Station Claresholm

RCAF Station Claresholm was initially a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station that trained pilots for wartime service. The station was located near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. No. 15 Service Flying Training School was opened on June 9, 1941, and closed in March 1945. Ansons and Cessna...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Anson) — currently Claresholm Industrial Airport

Claresholm Industrial Airport

Claresholm Industrial Airport is located south southwest of Claresholm, Alberta, Canada.The airport opened in 1941 as RCAF Station Claresholm as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and closed in 1945. In 1951 it was reopened as a NATO training centre and closed again in 1958 when...

16. Hagersville, Ontario

Hagersville, Ontario

Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario which gained international notoriety in 1990 for a gigantic uncontrolled tire fire which spewed toxic smoke for seventeen days...

(Anson and Harvard) No. 1 Relief landing field Kohler, Ontario (Cayuga

Cayuga, Ontario

Cayuga is an unincorporated community and county seat in the province of Ontario, Canada located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Munsee Street and along the Grand River in Haldimand County. Cayuga is about a 20 minute drive from Lake Erie and 30 minutes south of Hamilton and 115 minutes south...

) currently Toronto Motorsports Park

Toronto Motorsports Park

Toronto Motorsports Park is a dragway and 3 kilometer roadcourse racing facility in Haldimand County, near the town of Cayuga, Ontario, Canada....

17. Souris

RCAF Station Souris

RCAF Station Souris was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station located near Souris, Manitoba, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force ....

, Manitoba

Manitoba

(Anson and Harvard)

18. Gimli, Manitoba

Gimli, Manitoba

Gimli is a a rural municipality located in the Interlake region of south-central Manitoba, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. It is about north of the provincial capital Winnipeg...

(Anson and Harvard) — currently Gimli Industrial Park Airport

Gimli Industrial Park Airport

Gimli Industrial Park Airport, , is a former military field located west of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. The field is now operated as a civilian airport, with one of the original parallel runways decommissioned and now a significant portion of Gimli Motorsport Park...

(see also Gimli Glider

Gimli Glider

The Gimli Glider is the nickname of the Air Canada aircraft that was involved in a notable aviation incident. On 23 July 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767-200 jet, ran out of fuel at an altitude of ASL, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton via Ottawa...

)

19. Vulcan

RCAF Station Vulcan

RCAF Station Vulcan, also referred to as RCAF Aerodrome Vulcan, was a Second World War flying training station located southwest of the town of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. It was one station of many that were established in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.The Vulcan aerodrome...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Anson)

31. Kingston, Ontario

RCAF Station Kingston

RCAF Station Kingston was a Second World War air training station built in 1940 at Collins Bay near Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The station was originally built by the Royal Canadian Air Force for use by the Royal Air Force . Like other RAF schools in Canada, it was subject to RCAF administrative...

(Battle and Harvard) — currently Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport

Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport

Kingston Airport or Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport, , is an airport located west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers , Minister of Labour and then National Defence in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet...

32. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Oxford) — currently Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport

33. Carberry, Manitoba

Carberry, Manitoba

Carberry is the largest town in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is home to 1,502 people and is located 50 kilometres east of Brandon, Manitoba.-Economy:...

(Anson)

34. Medicine Hat, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Harvard and Oxford) — currently Medicine Hat Airport

Medicine Hat Airport

Medicine Hat Airport, , is located southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Air Canada Express serves the airport daily from Calgary.During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan for No. 34 Service Flying Training School . The SFTS was open from 8...

35. North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Oxford) — currently North Battleford (Cameron McIntosh) Airport

North Battleford (Cameron McIntosh) Airport

North Battleford Airport, , is located east of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. The airport is named after Cameron Ross McIntosh, previously the airport was the site of RCAF Station North Battleford...

36. Penhold, Alberta

Penhold, Alberta

Penhold is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Penhold is surrounded by the county of Red Deer No. 23, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 42. It is located north of Calgary, along the Red Deer River...

(Oxford); currently Red Deer Regional Airport

Red Deer Regional Airport

Red Deer Regional Airport, , is located south southwest of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The airport is mostly general aviation and charter service, but is also served by two small scheduled commercial airlines, with non-stop service to Calgary, Edmonton, and several small communities in Alberta...

37. Calgary

RCAF Station Calgary

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Oxford, Harvard and Anson)

38. Estevan, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Anson) — currently Estevan Regional Aerodrome

39. Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Oxford) — currently Swift Current Airport

Swift Current Airport

Swift Current Regional Airport is located east of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. This airport had scheduled service throughout the 1950s and '60s. At the moment , it has no scheduled service, but plans for expansion have recently been accepted. In its current state, the largest aircraft it...

41. Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

(Anson and Harvard) — currently Weyburn Airport

Weyburn Airport

Weyburn Airport, , is located northeast of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada.During World War II the aerodrome was constructed in 1941 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan graduated 1,055 pilots and recorded more than 180,000 hours of flight time over the before being abandoned in...

Air Observer Schools

1. Malton, Ontario

Malton, Ontario

(Anson) — currently Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport

2. Edmonton, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Anson)

3. Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

(Anson)

4. London, Ontario

London International Airport

London International Airport or London Airport is located northeast of the city of London, Ontario, Canada.In 2009, the airport handled 501,835 passengers, and, in 2010, was the 9th busiest in Canada in terms of aircraft movements, with 141,001. Air Canada, Air Canada Express, United Express ,...

(RCAF Station London) (Anson)

5. Winnipeg

Winnipeg

, Manitoba

Manitoba

(Anson) — current Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

6. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

(Anson)

7. Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Manitoba

(Anson)

8. Quebec City

Quebec City

, Quebec

Quebec

(Anson)

9. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Quebec

(Anson)

10. Chatham, New Brunswick

Chatham, New Brunswick

(Anson)

Bombing and Gunnery Schools

1. Jarvis, Ontario

Jarvis, Ontario

Jarvis is a small community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Jarvis is located near the towns of Simcoe, Townsend, Cayuga, Port Dover and Hagersville. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 3 and Highway 6.- Facilities :...

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

2. Mossbank, Saskatchewan

RCAF Station Mossbank

RCAF Station Mossbank was home to No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan training facility located near Mossbank, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was similar to the gunnery school at Dafoe Saskatchewan. The proximity to a lake was important since the...

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

3. Macdonald, Manitoba

Macdonald, Manitoba

Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2006 census was 5,653.-External links:**...

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

4. London, Ontario

London, Ontario

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

5. Dafoe, Saskatchewan

RCAF Station Dafoe

RCAF Station Dafoe was a Second World War Royal Canadian Air Force station located near Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station was home to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's No. 5 Bomber and Gunnery School. The school opened January 1941 and closed January 1945...

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

6. Mountain View, Ontario (Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

7. Paulson, Manitoba (Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

8. Lethbridge

Lethbridge County Airport

Lethbridge County Airport or Lethbridge Airport, , is located south southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It is 10-15 driving minutes from the downtown area and has scheduled service to the Alberta cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

9. Mont-Joli, Quebec

Quebec

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

10. Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island

RCAF Station Mount Pleasant

RCAF Station Mount Pleasant was a Royal Canadian Air Force station in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Two of its runways remain in use by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association....

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander)

31. Picton, Ontario

Picton, Ontario

Picton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southern Central Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat and largest community. Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario...

(Anson, Battle, Bolingbroke and Lysander) — currently Picton Airport

Picton Airport

Picton Airport is located on the southeast side of Picton, Ontario, Canada, near the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. The airport is used for general aviation, including glider flying.-History:During World War II, the airport hosted the No...

Air Navigation Schools

2. Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick

RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge

RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge was a Royal Canadian Air Force training base located in coastal Charlotte County, New Brunswick in the hamlet of Pennfield Ridge....

(Anson)

3. Port Albert, Ontario (Anson)

33. Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

(Anson) — currently Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport

Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport

John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, , is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is named for John C...

Wireless Schools

1. Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

(Norseman, Moth, Stinson 105)

2. Calgary

RCAF Station Calgary

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

(Harvard and Fort)

3. Winnipeg

Winnipeg

, Manitoba

Manitoba

(Moth, Stinson 105) — currently Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

4. Guelph, Ontario (Norseman and Moth)

Flying Instructor Schools

1. Trenton, Ontario

CFB Trenton

— currently CFB Trenton

CFB Trenton

2. RCAF Station Pearce

RCAF Station Pearce

, Alberta (various)

3. Arnprior, Ontario

Arnprior, Ontario

Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...

(various) — currently Arnprior/South Renfrew Municipal Airport

Arnprior/South Renfrew Municipal Airport

Arnprior/South Renfrew Municipal Airport or Arnprior Airport, , is a registered aerodrome located south of the town of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada directly behind Arnprior Aerospace Inc. ....

4. RCAF Station Vulcan

RCAF Station Vulcan

, Vulcan, Alberta

General Reconnaissance Schools

1. Summerside, Prince Edward Island

CFB Summerside

Canadian Forces Base Summerside was an air force base located in St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Canada, now part of the city of Summerside.-RCAF Station Summerside:...

(Anson) — currently Summerside Airport

Summerside Airport

31. Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

, Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

(Anson) — currently Charlottetown Airport

Charlottetown Airport

Charlottetown Airport, , is located north of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The airport is currently run by the Charlottetown Airport Authority, is owned by Transport Canada and forms part of the National Airports System....

Relief landing fields

1. Buttress

Buttress, Saskatchewan

Buttress was built in 1940 as the auxiliary airfield to RCAF Station Moose Jaw and its No. 32 Service Flying Training School. These fields were used for practice circuits and also as an emergency alternate....

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

2. Hamlin, Saskatchewan

North Battleford/Hamlin Airport

North Battleford/Hamlin Airport, , was located northeast of Hamlin, Saskatchewan, Canada.This airfield was built under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II as RCAF Auxiliary Field Hamlin. Pilots trained at this field using Airspeed Oxford aircraft; it is listed as...

(Oxford)

3. Innisfail, Alberta

Innisfail Airport

Innisfail Airport , , is located northwest of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada.It offers one asphalt runway equipped with night landing lights. The two other runway surfaces are in rough condition. There are several hangars at the airport and room for more development...

4. Stayner, Ontairo