Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg
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CFB Winnipeg 17 Wing Winnipeg 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region Billy Bishop Building |
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | DND | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 783 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°54′36″N 097°14′24″W / 49.91000°N 97.24000°WCoordinates: 49°54′36″N 097°14′24″W / 49.91000°N 97.24000°W | ||||||||||||||
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Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg (IATA: YWG, ICAO: CYWG), (CFB Winnipeg) is a Royal Canadian Air Force base located within the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Co-located at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, CFB Winnipeg is home to many flight operations support divisions, as well as several training schools. Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 17 Wing, commonly referred to as 17 Wing Winnipeg.
The base is supported by over 12,000 military personnel and 1,500 civilian employees. It has a reserve of over 27,000 personnel. 90% of RCAF personnel are trained at CFB Winnipeg. It houses approximately half of all RCAF aircraft including approximately a third of RCAF fighter jets.
One of the facilities at CFB Winnipeg is the Billy Bishop Building which houses the headquarters of 1 Canadian Air Division (1 CAD) as well as the headquarters of Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region.
Established in 1922 by the federal government's Canadian Air Board (a two squadron Canadian Air Force formed in 1918 was disbanded in 1920), Winnipeg was opened as an aerodrome and became known as RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1925 after the Royal Canadian Air Force was formed the previous year from the second Canadian Air Force
Initially, the base served as a winter home for units that operated across northern Manitoba. During World War II, the base played an expanded role, participating in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). During that time, they trained more than 130,000 personnel from across Canada ranging from pilots, navigators, observers and wireless operators. RCAF Station Winnipeg also became an important supply and repair depot and base to ferry and inspect units for the air force.
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