RCAF Station Fingal was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) station located near Fingal, Ontario, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Fingal hosted No. 4 Bomber and Gunnery School (No. 4 B&GS), which trained bomb aimers and air gunners. The school opened on 25 November 1940 and closed 17 February 1945. Aircraft used included the Fairey Battle, Northrop Nomad, Westland Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke and Avro Anson.[1] Bombing ranges were located near Melbourne, Frome, Tempo, and Dutton. There was also a bombing range on Lake Erie. A marine unit was based in Port Stanley.[2][3] Classroom facilities with residences were commandeered from Universities, Colleges, The station magazine was the "Fingal Observer".
The area is now a wildlife preserve called the "Fingal Wildlife Management Area". There are markers and a self-guided tour around the old airbase.
References[]
- ↑ Flight Ontario BCATP Schools - Fingal Retrieved 2009-11-02
- ↑ Forsyth, Bruce (1998). "A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases". http://www.militarybruce.com/history. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ 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.
Coordinates: 42°40′35″N 81°19′34″W / 42.676378°N 81.326122°W
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