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RCAF Station Maitland

General Information

Base / Station: Maitland

Province: Nova Scotia

Dates of Operation or Period of Information: 

Unit Duties / Information: 

  • Primary Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Debert and No. 31 Operational Training Unit.
  • No 1 Aircrew Graduate Training School
    • Formed – 31 January 1944 at Maitland, Nova Scotia
    • provided further training in the duties and responsibilities air crew graduates must assume on receipt of the rank granted to them on completion of their flying training
    • Disbanded – October 1944
  • Originally built with only 1 runway, it appears that an additional runway was added at some point after 1942. 

Aircraft Flown:

  • No 31 Operational Training Unit
    • Lockheed Hudson
    • de Havilland Mosquito.

Commanding Officers:

Financial Impact:

Date / Reason for closure: 

RCAF Aerodrome Maitland, Nova Scotia. Image from the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.

Location – Google Map

Daily Diary – Index – No 1 Aircrew Graduate Training School

1944

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Unit Disbanded

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. James Anderson

    was wondering if you had any information on No 1 Aircrew graduate training school In my father’s log book there is no entries for his time at this station This would imply that there was no flying involved just looking for a few details thanks

    1. Nathan Kachur

      James, an excellent question and the information you provided actually left me more confused that I was before. I did find this on the formation order for No 1 Aircrew Graduate Training School. “Aircrew Graduate Training Schools for both Officers and N.C.O.’s are to be formed to provide further training in the duties and responsibilities they must assume on receipt of the rank granted to them on completion of their flying training.” the formation order can be found at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12367/449

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