RCAF Station Paulson

RCAF Station Paulson
Near Dauphin, Manitoba in Canada
RCAF Station Paulson
Coordinates Coordinates: 51°08′N 99°52′W / 51.133°N 99.867°W / 51.133; -99.867
Site information
Operator Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation 884 feet (269 m)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
14/32 2,700 feet (823 m) Hard Surface[1]
8/26 2,700 feet (823 m) Hard Surface[1]
2/20 2,700 feet (823 m) Hard Surface[1]
Airfields

RCAF Station Paulson was home to No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School, a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan training facility located near Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The proximity to a lake (Dauphin Lake) was important since the lake could be used for bombing and gunnery practice. The first commanding officer was Wing Commander W. I. Riddell when the school opened in 1941.[2] [2] The station magazine was the "Paulson Post", and the airfield, now abandoned, was located at 51°08′04″N 099°51′58″W / 51.13444°N 99.86611°W / 51.13444; -99.86611 (Paulson Airport)[3] . The school closed 2 Feb 1945.[4]

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 51°08′N 99°52′W / 51.133°N 99.867°W / 51.133; -99.867 with a Var. 13 degrees E and elevation of 884 feet (269 m). 3 runways were listed as follows: [1]

Runway Name Length Width Surface
14/32 2,700 feet (823 m) 150 feet (46 m) Hard surfaced
8/26 2,700 feet (823 m) 150 feet (46 m) Hard surfaced
2/20 2,700 feet (823 m) 150 feet (46 m) Hard surfaced

RCAF Station Paulson today

Currently the runways are overgrown but they and the footprints of the buildings are visible in satellite imagery of the area with the foundations of the hangers being most visible due to their lack of overgrowth. There are still a few concrete buildings that are partially standing which are visible from Provincial Trunk Highway 20 which passes near by.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 17.
  2. 1 2 "Big Air School Opens". The Gazette. Montreal. June 24, 1941. Retrieved June 12, 2012. Training started here today in one of the biggest bombing and gunnery schools to be established in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
  3. ↑ Anon (2009). "Abandoned Aerodromes". Canada Flight Supplement Effective 0901Z 12 MArch 2009 To 0901Z 7 May 2009. Ottawa: Nav Canada. p. A35.
  4. ↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
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