# RCAF Station Carberry

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**RCAF Station Carberry** was a [Second World War](/source/World_War_II) air training station located near [Carberry, Manitoba](/source/Carberry,_Manitoba), [Canada](/source/Canada).

## History

### World War II

The [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) (RAF), opened No. 33 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) here in December 1940. As with all RAF training facilities in Canada, the station was subject to [Royal Canadian Air Force](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force) (RCAF) administrative and operational control and formally became part of the [British Commonwealth Air Training Plan](/source/British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan) in 1942. The school closed in November 1944.

### Aerodrome information

The airfield was one of the few double-sided aerodromes built for wartime training with six parallel runways formed in a triangle rather than the typical three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at [49°51′N 99°20′W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=49_51_N_99_20_W) with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1250'. Six runways were listed as follows: [1]

Runway Name Length Width Surface 8/26 2,850 feet (869 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 8/26 2,850 feet (869 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 2/20 2,765 feet (843 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 2/20 2,765 feet (843 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 12/30 2,710 feet (826 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 12/30 2,710 feet (826 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced

### Relief landing field – Petrel

A relief landing field for RCAF Station Carberry was located approximately 8 Miles north. The relief field was constructed in the typical triangular pattern. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at [49°58′N 99°21′W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=49_58_N_99_21_W) with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1,280 feet (390 m). Three runways were listed as follows: [2]

Runway Name Length Width Surface 14/32 2,700 feet (823 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 2/20 2,720 feet (829 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced 8/26 2,680 feet (817 m) 100 feet (30 m) Hard surfaced

A review of Google Maps on 8 June 2018 shows no visibility of the airfield.

### Relief landing field – Oberon

The probable second relief landing field for RCAF Station Carberry was located approximately 15 miles north. The relief field was listed as turf with a triangular runway layout. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at [50°03′N 99°28′W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=50_03_N_99_28_W) with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1,274 feet (388 m). The aerodrome was listed as an All way field with three runways, they were listed as follows: [3]

Runway Name Length Width Surface 13/31 3,200 feet (975 m) 1,000 feet (305 m) Turf 8/26 3,300 feet (1,006 m) 1,000 feet (305 m) Turf 3/21 2,920 feet (890 m) 1,000 feet (305 m) Turf

A review of Google Maps on 8 June 2018 shows no visibility of an airfield near the posted coordinates.

### Postwar

After the war the station was used as a storage depot until the RCAF moved out.

## Current use

The site is now the location of a [McCain Foods](/source/McCain_Foods) potato processing facility.

## See also

- [Carberry, Manitoba](/source/Carberry,_Manitoba)
- [Rural Municipality of North Cypress](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_North_Cypress)
- [Camp Hughes](/source/Camp_Hughes)

## References

1. Staff writer (c. 1942). *Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2*. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 2.

1. Staff writer (c. 1942). *Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2*. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 18.

1. Staff writer (c. 1942). *Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2*. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 16.

## External links

- [Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page](http://www.militarybruce.com)

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