RCAF Station Boundary Bay
General Overview
Base / Station: Boundary Bay
Province: British Columbia
Dates of Operation or Period of Information: 10 April 1941 –
Units:
- No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School
- Formed – 10 April 1941
- Absorbed No 8 Elementary Flying Training School on 20 December 1941.
- Disbanded – 25 May 1942
- No.133 (F) Squadron
- No.132 (F) Squadron, (Kittyhawk)
- No 14 (F) Squadron
- No. 5 Operational Training Unit (1 Apr 1944 – 31 Oct 1945)
- Relief Landing Field Langley
Aircraft Flown:
Commanding Officers:
- Wing Commander R.E. Morrow, DFC (as at 20 December 1943)
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure:
Current Status:
Location – Google Map
Photo Gallery
Station Magazine
“Take Off”
Daily Diary – Links – No 18 Elementary Flying Training School
Daily Diary – Links – No 5 Operational Training Unit
Fatalities
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 5 Operational Training Unit and other sources. The list likely does not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Boundary Bay, and likely includes some errors. Currently this list contains 29 personnel.
9 May 1941
20 December 1941
19 January 1942
6 May 1942
4 February 1943
15 April 1943
12 May 1943
27 July 1943
5 November 1943
29 May 1944
- Sgt Clarence Arthur Johnston
- Sgt Harold Magnus Manson
- Sgt Bruce Walter McGregor
- P/O Leonard Francis Schell
- F/O Harold Brand Whitlock
14 July 1944
- Sgt Edward George Waters
- F/O Lionel Richard Hannah
- P/O Douglas Johnston
- P/O John William Christopher Reeve
10 August 1944
1 November 1944
6 December 1944
23 December 1944
11 May 1945
Notable Alumni
Aircraft List
Notes
Related documents:
Course List
No 18 Elementary Flying Training School
Course List
No 5 Operational Training Unit
For More information – External Links
- Wikipedia
- MilitaryBruce.com – Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth
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