RCAF Detachment Gananoque
RCAF Detachment Gananoque | |
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Active | 1940–1945 |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Type | Airfield |
Role | Relief Landing Ground (RLG) |
Part of | No. 31 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) located at RCAF Kingston |
RCAF Detachment Gananoque was a relief landing field for the Royal Air Force's No. 31 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) located at Kingston during the Second World War. The airfield was located north of Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. Gananoque consisted of a triangle-shaped runway pattern, one hangar, and a control tower. Gananoque officially became a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) facility in 1942 when RAF training schools became part of the BCATP. The station opened in 1940 and closed in 1945.
The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 44°24′N 76°15′W / 44.400°N 76.250°W with a Var. 12 degrees W and elevation of 395 feet (120 m). Three runways were listed as follows: [1]
Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface |
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5/23 | 2,400 feet (732 m) | 100 feet (30 m) | Hard surfaced |
17/35 | 2,400 feet (732 m) | 100 feet (30 m) | Hard surfaced |
12/30 | 2,400 feet (732 m) | 100 feet (30 m) | Hard surfaced |
Today, the former station is the Gananoque Airport.
References
- Royal Canadian Air Force Detachment Gananoque Retrieved: 2009-12-14
- Hatch, F. J. Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Department of National Defence Directorate of History. 1983. Retrieved: 2009-12-13
External links
- "Harvards Above" by Gananoque Historical Society Retrieved: 2016-11-21
Coordinates: 44°24′05″N 76°14′36″W / 44.401411°N 76.243315°W
- ↑ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 114.