Bases/ Stations


RCAF Station Calgary, Alberta

1937.  Location of No. 13 (Fighter) Squadron (Auxiliary).

January 1937.  Location of No. 113 (F) Squadron.

    September 1944.  Closure.

Location of No. 2 Wireless School.

Sep 16, 1940 formed

Apr 14, 1945.  Closure

September 1940.  Location of  No. 11 Equipment Depot.

    November 1951.  Closure.

October 1940.  Location of No. 10 Repair Depot.

    May 1951.  Closure.

October 194.  Location of No. 3 SFTS

December 1945.  Closure

December 1942.  Location of No.2 Construction and Maintenance Unit.

    July 1961.  Closure.

August 1941.  Location of No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School.

    March 1944.  Closure.

August 1941.  Location of No. 37 Service Flying Training School (RAF).

    March 1944.  Relocated to De Winton.

1942.  Location of No. 4 Construction and Maintenance Unit.

    1945.  Closure.

January 1944.  Location of No. 2 Aircrew Graduate Training School.

    January 1945.  Closure.

January 1945.  Location of No. 7 Release Center.

    February 1946.  Closure.

September 1945.  Closure of No. 2 Service Flying Training School.

October 1948.  Location of No. 9403 Unit.

    November 1949.  Closure.

December 1951.  No. 11 Equipment Depot renamed No. 11 Supply Depot.

    May 1955.  Closure.

June 1951.  Location of No. 25 Air Material Base.

    May 1954.  Closure.

October 1951.  Location of Pilot Refresher Training School.

    May 1952.  Closure.

15 March 1952.  Location of 4 FTS (Flying Training School).

   

    25 May 1953.  Transferred to Penhold, Alberta

June 1952.  Location of No. 2403 Aircraft Control and Warning.

    November 1958.  Closure.

June 1954.  Location of No. 30 Wing HQ (Aux), University Squadron Org Orders.

    March 1963.  Closure.

June 1954.  Location of No. 3053 Technical Training Unit.

    November 1962.  Closure.

December 1954.  Location of No. 4010 Medical Unit (Aux).

    February 1964.  Closure.

December 1960.  Location of No. 10 Technical Services Unit.

    December 1964.  Closure.

1963.  Location of No. 711 (East Calgary) Detachment.

    1964. Closure.

CFB Calgary

15 Field Ambulance

    15 Field Ambulance Calgary

        LVG

       

Location of 746 Communication Squadron

Combat


RCAF Station Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec

October 1940.  Location of No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School.

    February 1944.  Closure.

October 1941.  Location of No. 9 Repair Depot.

    January 1945.  Closure.

February 1944.  Location of No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit.

    December 1945.  Closure.

February 1945.  Location of No. 511 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite.

    March 1945.  Closure.


Cape Bauld, Newfoundland

September 1942.  Location of No. 30 Radio Detachment.

    October 1945. Closure.


Cape Scott, British Columbia

December 1942.  Location of No. 10 Radio Detachment.

    September 1945.  Closure.


Cape Spear, Newfoundland

November 1944.  Location of No. 42 Radio Detachment.

    June 1945.  Closure.


Cape St. James, British Columbia

August 1943.  Location of No. 28 Radio Detachment.

    September 1945. Closure.


Capodichini, Italy

November 1956.  Location of Air Transport Unit, UNEF.

    January 1958.  Closure.


RCAF Station Carberry, Manitoba

April 1943.  Location of No. 33 Service Flying Training School (RAF).

    March 1945.  Closure.

December 1944.  Location of No. 3 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit.

    March 1946.  Closure.


RCAF Station Caron, Saskatchewan

December 1941.  Location of No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School (RAF).

    February 1944.  Closure.


Carp

Location of  701 Communication Squadron (1965 - 1994)


RCAF Station/ CFB Cartwright

Pinetree Line

    Fall 1953.  Operational.

    18 June 1968.  Closure.


RCAF Station Catawba


RCAF Station/ CFB Centralia, Ontario.

        1942.  Location of No. 9 Service Flying Training School ( 9 SFTS).  Moved from RCAF Station Summerside.  Flew the Anson and the Harvard aircrafts.

            June 1945.  9 SFTS cease operations.  Replaced by 1 Aircrew Conditioning Unit (1 ACU) .

                15 September 1945.  1 ACU replaced by No. 1 Flying Training School (No. 1 FTS).  Flew the Anson and the Harvards aircrafts.

               

                2 February 1946.  Placed on "Care and Maintenance".

        Spring 1947. No. 1 Instrument Flying School (No. 1 IFS) relocated to RCAF Station Trenton.

        January 1947.  RCAF Station Centralia reactivated.  Location of No. 1 Radar and Communications School (No. 1 R&CS).

       

        22 March 1947.  No. 1 Instrument Flying School (No. 1 IFS) moved from RCAF Trenton, Ontario.

        1 April 1947.  No. 1 Flying Training School (No. 1 FTS) reactivated.  Flew the Harvards aircraft.

           

            March 1957.  De-activated and merged with the Advanced Training School at RCAF Saskatoon.

        April 1948.  Formation of the RCAF's School of Flying Control.

1950's.  Location of 3 University Air Training Plan

        1954.  The NATO Training and Induction School relocated from RCAF London.

        October 1954.  Formation of the Pre-Flight School

           

        8 October 1956.  Began hosting the Primary (Flying) Training School (PFTS).  Flew the Chipmunk aircraft.

           

            1 August 1958.  Became PTS Flight.

               

                15 September 1961.  Disbanded.  PFS assumes flying role.

                   

                    Mid 1966.  PFS moves to Camp Borden, Ontario

        1958.  No.2 Personnel Selection Unit (PSU) moved from RCAF London.

        1966.  Closure of RCAF Centralia.


RCAF Station Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

December 1940.  Location of No. 31 General Reconnaissance School. (RAF).

    February 1944.  Closure.

February 1944.  No. 2 Air Navigation School re-established.

    July 1945.  Closure.

1 February 1946.  Responsibilities transferred from the RCAF to the Federal Department of Transport

Location of 721 Communication Regiment

Work Dress

Combat


RCAF Station/ CFB Chatham, New Brunswick

May 1941.  Location of No. 10 Air Observer School.

   

    April 1945.  Closure.

July 1941.  Location of No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School.

    August 1942.  Closure.

May 1945.  Location of No. 602 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite.

    December 1945.  Closure.

June 1956.  Location of No. 1 (F) Operational Training Unit.

   

    May 1960.  Closure.

STU (Sabre Transition Unit)

   

 1 February 1968.  Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces.  Renamed CFB Chatham.

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Books

    Title     Chatham an Airfield History

    Author Col A. M. Lee

    ISBN    0-9691253-4-8          

   

1996.  Closure.


RCAF Station Chibougamau, Quebec

Pinetree Line

1 May 1962.  Operational.  Home of No. 10 Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron.

1 February 1968.  Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces.  Renamed CFS Chibougamau.

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1 April 1988.  Closure.


Chilliwack

Officer Candidate Training Plan Direct Entry Officer

Pin


RCAF Station Claresholm, Alberta

May 1941.  Location of No. 15 Service Flying Training School opened under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

    30 May 1945.  Closure.  Rendering the Station unoccupied.

April 1942 to September 1942.  Location of No. 2 Flight Instructor School.

    September 1942. Relocated to RCAF Station Vulcan.

1951.  Station re-opened as a NATO pilot training centre run by No. 3 FTS (Flying Training School).

    25 August 1958.  Disbanded

Matchbook


RCAF Station Clinton, Ontario

July 1941.  Location of No. 31 Radio Direction Finding School (RAF).

    July 1943.  Closure.

August 1943.  Location of No. 5 Radio School.

    October 1945.  Closure.

November 1945.  Location of No. 1 Radar and Communication School.

        Basic Electronic Course (BEC)

       

        Basic Electronic Maintenance (BEM)

       

        Communications Technician Ground (CTG)

        Fighter Control Operator (FCO)

       

194?

1956

1957

1958 

1960

1961

1962

        Radar Technician Ground (RTG)

       

    May 1959.  Closure.

Telegraph Tech

June 1952.  Location of No. 12 Examination Unit.

    December 1958.  Closure.

December 1952.  Location of No. 1 Air Radio Officer School.

    September 1954.  Closure.

July 1954.  Location of School of Food Services.

    December 1958.  Closure.

 

 Magazines

December 1964.  Closed.


RCAF Station Coal Harbour, British Columbia

June 1940.  Opened.

January 1944.  No. 120 (BR) Squadron relocated from Patricia Bay.

    April 1944.  Closure.

August 1945.  Closed.


RCAF Station/ CFB Cold Lake, Alberta

Pinetree Line

1 August 1954.  Operational.

1 August 1991.  Closed.

1952.  Construction began.

31 March 1954.  Opening of RCAF Cold Lake.

16 May 1955.  Location of 3 Operational Training Unit (3 OTU)

June 1956.  Location of Central Experimental and Proving Establishment.

 to locate

      May 1963.  Closure.

Sports

Misc

      

6 Strike/Reconnaissance Operational Training Unit. (6 OTU)

Reproduction

Telecommunications Air

1 February 1968.  Integrated in the Canadian Armed Forces.  Renamed CFB Cold Lake.

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Vehicle Technicians

September 1971. No. 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School moved in from CFB Gimli.

January 1994.  No. 4 (F) Wing relocated from Baden.

20 June 1979.  Celebrated 25 years

   1993.  Renamed 4 Wing.

Welcome to Cold Lake 2009

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Air Force Test Center (AFTC)

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Misc.

35 Anniversary

Air Show 1993

Air Show 1999

Tiger Meet

   

Replica

20 June 2004.  Celebrated 50 years

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Coin and CD

Air Show 2004

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Air Show 2009

Air Show 2016

Air Show 2018

Commemorative plaque

Ground Search and Rescue

Magazine

Title    Silver Jubilee Celebration

Author    None

ISBN    None

 

Title    Cold Lake Canada's Northern Guardians

Author    Robbie Shaw

ISBN    0-85045-910-9

CF-18 Demo Team

 

        1 AMS (Air Maintenance Squadron)

            Moved from Baden-Soellingen, Germany ( 26 April 1993)

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        4 Airfield Defence Detachment

        4 Airfield Engineering Squadron

            Formed 1 Jun 1993

            

            Combat

           

            CADPAT

                Air Force

                Air Force Flying Suit

               

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4 Construction Engineering Squadron

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4 Air Movements Unit

 

4 Mission Support Squadron

4 Operations Support Squadron

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4 Software Engineering Squadron

        April 1961.  Location of 10 FTTU (Field Technical Training Unit)/10 FTTS (Field Technical Training Squadron)

          

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 42 Radar Squadron

       

       

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Op Grizzly 2002

CADPAT Title

                Air Force

               

                Air Force Flying Suit

               

Ex Phoenix Sunrise

4 Wing Telecom

        AETE (Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment)

Authorized as 448 Test Squadron on June 27th, 1967

Amalgamated with Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment on July 1st, 1967

Redesignated Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment, Cold Lake on September 1st, 1971

 

 

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Directorate of Air Test and Evaluation (D AIR T & E)

           Air Force Test and Evaluation (AF T&E)

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30th Anniversary Coin 1997

National Test Pilot School

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Joint Helmet Mounted  Cueing System (JHMCS)

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Fighter Pilot Course (FPC)

Gun Maintenance

F 404 Test Facility

        Air Combat Manoeuvring Range (ACMR).  Opened 10 November 1982.

       

Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation

AIM 7 Sparrow

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        Air Traffic Control

       

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Armourer

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        BAMEO (Base Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Organization) ARO (Aircraft Repair Organization).  Absorbed into 1 AMS in 1993.  See 1 AMS above

       

       Base Hospital     

       

Base Supply

        Base Technical Services Officer (BTSO)

       

        Canadian Mechanical Engineering Branch

            Mobile Arrestor Gear System

            Transportable Arrestor Gear System

       

        Combat Operation Center (COC)

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Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)

Construction Engineering

        Maple Flag

       

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1978 (Spring and Fall) (I &II)

1979 (Spring and Fall) (III & IV)

1980 (Spring and Fall) (V & VI)

1981 (Spring and Fall) (VII & VIII)

1982 (Spring and Fall) (IX & X)

    Title    Maple Flag Orders and ROE

    Author    None

    ISBN    None

   

    Title    In Flight Guide

    Author    None

    ISBN    None

   

1983 (Spring and Fall) (XI & XII)

1984 (Spring and Fall) (XIII & XIV)

1985 (Spring and Fall) (XV & XVI)

1986 (Spring and Fall) (XVII & XVIII)

1987 (Spring and Fall) (XVIX & XX)

 
   

1988 (XXI)

1989 (XXII)

1990 (XXIII)

United States

1991 (XXIV)

    Cancelled due to Operation Desert Storm

1992 (XXV)

 

1993 (XXVI)

 

1994 (XXVII)

1995 (XXVIII)

    Medal   

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1996 (XXIX)

1997 (XXX)

1998 (XXXI)

1999 (XXXII)

    Cancelled due to Operation Allied Forces in Kosovo

2000 (XXXIII)

French

German

United States

2001 (XXXIV)

Australia

Germany

Netherlands

New Zealand

Singapore

United Kingdom

United States

2002 (XXXV)

Belgium

France

Germany

Netherlands

United Kingdom

United States

2003 (XXXVI)

France

       

Germany

Singapore

United Kingdom

United States

2004 (XXXVII)

Belgium

France

Germany

Netherlands

United States

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2005 (XXXVIII)

2006 (XXXIX)

   Germany

   

France

   

Netherlands

Night flying carried out by the RNLAF

       

New Zealand

Republic of Singapore

       

United States

       

   

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        Royal Netherlands Night Flying 2006

       

2007 (XL)

2008 (XLI)

    LVG

   

2009 (XLII)

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Brochure

2010 (XLIII)

Canadian Flag should be at bottom

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2011 (XLIV) (Cancelled)

2012 (XLV)

Austria

Brazil

France

Germany

The Netherlands

New Zealand

Republic of Singapore

United Kingdom

United States

2013 (XLVI)

Belgium

Colombia

       

Germany

Singapore

United Kingdom

United States

2014 (XLVII)

2015 (XLVIII) cancelled due to Op Impact

2016 (XLIX)

2017 (L)

Aggressor CF-18

2018 (LI)

Australia

Brazil

Belgium

France

Peru

Qatar

Saudi

United States

Misc Maple Flag

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AFTTC (Air Force Tactical Training Centre) (part of Maple Flag)

   

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Air Movements

Ground and Search and Rescue

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Meteorology

   

Missile Lab

   

Operations

   

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SAREX 95

   

WSRO (Wing Standards and Readiness Organization)

   

WSO (Wing Standards Organization)

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WSSU (Weapons System Software Unit)

   

   

Museum

   

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Cold Lake Air Force Museum

 

Diving Club

Shooting Team

784 Wing

   

Town of Grand Centre

Medley Community Council