RCAF Aerodrome Vulcan
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RCAF Aerodrome Vulcan - a Second World War flying training station located near the town of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. It was one station of many that were established in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Vulcan aerodrome was officially opened on October 30, 1942 and hosted No. 2 Flying Instructor School (FIS), which had moved to Vulcan from Claresholm. The aircraft used were Fairchild Cornells and Cessna Cranes. In April 1943, No. 2 FIS moved to the Pearce aerodrome near Fort Macleod and No. 19 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) took over the facilities, training future bomber pilots using the twin-engined Anson. The station closed on April 14, 1945.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCAF_Station_Vulcan
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°19'54"N 113°21'26"W
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) 86 km
- Calgary International Airport - YYC 103 km
- Red Deer Regional Airport 211 km
- Edmonton International Airport - YEG 335 km
- Whitecourt Airport (YZU/CYZU) 457 km
- Swan Hills Airport 504 km
- Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) 657 km
- Abbotsford International Airport 666 km
- Vancouver International Airport - (YVR/CYVR) 719 km
- Prince George Regional Airport 752 km
- Former RCAF Station Vulcan
- Twin Valley Reservoir 9 km
- Frank Lake 36 km
- McGregor Lake 36 km
- Travers Reservoir 39 km
- Blackspring Ridge Wind Farm 41 km
- Keho Lake 49 km
- Little Bow Reservoir 51 km
- Siksika 146 Reserve (part 2) 62 km
- Siksika 146 Reserve (part 1) 64 km