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No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School
Stanley Airport No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School
History[1]
Known as No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School, Stanley Airport was never a Royal Canadian Air Force station despite what Wikipedia claims. The school was sponsored and operated as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan by the Halifax Flying Club as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's No. 3 Training Command.
No. 17 E.F.T.S. continuously operated from the 17th of March, 1941 to its closure on the 14th of January, 1944. By then the war was going in the Allies' favour and there was a glut of aircrew.
After No. 17 E.F.T.S. closed, the airfield was used by No. 2 Aircraft Storage Unit until closure in March 1945. There was no real post-war involvement by the R.C.A.F. at Stanley.
The asphalt paved runways were laid out in a typical triangle pattern.
- The airfield is 95 feet above sea level.
- Runway 02/20
- Runway 09/27
- Runway 15/33
The three primary aircraft operated by the school were in order of use:
- Fleet Finch Mk. I
- Fleet Finch Mk. II
- D.H.82C Tiger Moth
The Finches were built by Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario while the Tiger Moths were built under licence by De Havilland of Canada at Downsview, Ontario.
Gallery
References & Footnotes
- ↑ Thumbnail History of B.C.A.T.P. 17 E.F.T.S. by Chris Charland, received by email Jan 14, 2012
