Relief Landing Field –
St Aldwyn

General Information

Base / Station:  St. Aldwyn

Province: Saskatchewan

Dates of Operation or Period of Information:

  • 15 December 1941 – 24 March 1944

Unit Duties / Information:  Primary Relief Landing Field (R1) for Swift Current

Aircraft Flown:

Commanding Officers:

Financial Impact:

Date / Reason for Closure:  24 Mar 44, reduced need for aircrew

Site Evolution:

  • The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “St. Aldwyn – Lat:50 23N – Long:107 46W – GMT-7(6) – 72NE,72SE,E-16 – Abandoned”

Current Status:   abandoned N50 23 W107 46, condition unknown

RCAF Aerodrome St Aldwyn, Saskatchewan. Image frome the RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases c.1942

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