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词条 RCAF Station Weyburn
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  1. RCAF Station Weyburn

  2. Aerodrome information

  3. Relief landing field – Halbrite

  4. Relief landing field – Ralph

  5. References

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RCAF Station Weyburn

The aerodrome was constructed in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Station was home to No. 41 Service Flying Training School and during its operation graduated 1,055 pilots and recorded more than 180,000 hours of flight time before being abandoned on 30 June 1944.[1]

Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Weyburn, Saskatchewan at {{coord|49|42|N|103|48|W|region:CA-SK}} with a variation of 17 degrees east and elevation of {{Convert|1919|ft|abbr=on}}. Six runways were listed as follows:

[2]
Runway Name Length Width Surface
12/302900|ft|abbr=on}}100|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
12/303300|ft|abbr=on}}100|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
6/243000|ft|abbr=on}}100|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
6/243400|ft|abbr=on}}100|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
17/352900|ft|abbr=on}}100|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
17/353300|ft|abbr=on}}100|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface

Relief landing field – Halbrite

A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately {{Convert|19|mi|abbr=on}} south-east. The site was located south of the village of Halbrite, Saskatchewan.

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Halbrite, Saskatchewan at {{coord|49|28|N|103|34|W|region:CA-SK}} with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of {{Convert|1900|ft|abbr=on}}. The Relief field was laid out in a triangle with three runways, detailed in the following table:[3]

Runway Name Length Width Surface
5/232700|ft|abbr=on}}150|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
17/352700|ft|abbr=on}}150|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface
11/292700|ft|abbr=on}}150|ft|abbr=on}} Hard Surface

A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.

Relief landing field – Ralph

A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately {{Convert|12|mi|abbr=on}} south-east. The site was located approximately {{Convert|2|mi|abbr=on}} south of the unincorporated community of Ralph, Saskatchewan. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Ralph, Saskatchewan at {{coord|49|33|N|103|41|W|region:CA-SK}} with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of {{Convert|1880|ft|abbr=on}}. The Relief field was detailed as "Turf - All way field - Servicable" and was drawn as a triangular layout with no dimentional information.[4] A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.

References

1. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | vauthors = | title = Services > Airport | work = | publisher = City of Weyburn | date = | url = http://www.weyburn.ca/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2011-07-16}}
2. ^{{cite book |author=Staff writer|title= Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2|url= |location= |publisher= Royal Canadian Air Force |page= 68|date= c. 1942|isbn=}}
3. ^{{cite book |author=Staff writer|title= Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2|url= |location= |publisher= Royal Canadian Air Force |page= 43|date= c. 1942|isbn=}}
4. ^{{cite book |author=Staff writer|title= Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2|url= |location= |publisher= Royal Canadian Air Force |page= 58|date= c. 1942|isbn=}}
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4 : Military airbases in Saskatchewan|Royal Canadian Air Force stations|Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan|Military history of Saskatchewan

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