RCAF Station Assiniboia

RCAF Station Assiniboia
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Summary
Owner/Operator	Royal Canadian Air Force
Location	Rural Municipality of Lake of the Rivers No. 72, near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
Opened	February 11, 1942 (1942-02-11)
In use	1942 - 1945
Occupants	Royal Canadian Air Force/British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Elevation AMSL	2,370 ft / 722 m
Coordinates	49°44′05″N 105°56′49″W / 49.73472°N 105.94694°W / 49.73472; -105.94694Coordinates: 49°44′05″N 105°56′49″W / 49.73472°N 105.94694°W / 49.73472; -105.94694
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RCAF Station Assiniboia was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) flying training station located near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

RCAF Station Assiniboia was originally a Royal Air Force training station, hosting No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (No. 34 EFTS). A relief (emergency) landing field was located near Lethburn, Saskatchewan. This school used Tiger Moth aircraft. No. 34 EFTS opened 11 February 1942 and closed 30 January 1944. No. 34 EFTS was incorporated into No. 25 EFTS (RCAF), which used the Fairchild Cornell. No. 25 EFTS closed down 28 July 1944. Other units located at Assiniboia until the end of the war in 1945 include No. 41 Pre-Aircrew Training School, and No. 403 Aircraft Holding Unit.

The aerodrome is now the Assiniboia Airport.

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