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Air bases throughout Manitoba have played a number of roles throughout the history of Canadian aviation. These roles include the home of a number of squadrons, schools specializing in a variety of air force related trades, early detection and security as well as headquarters for significant Canadian Forces air elements.
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Stations Of The RCAF: Winnipeg
By Squadron Leader N. W. Emmott, DFC (reference: The Roundel, Vol. 11, No. 9, November 1959) In the heart of the continent, Canada’s fourth largest city produces championship – calibre air observers as well as football teams. |
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Stations Of The RCAF: Portage La Prairie
By Flying Officer G. D. Savage (reference: The Roundel, Vol. 12, No. 2, December 1960) RCAF Station Portage la Prairie (or Southport, as it is known locally) is one of the wartime training bases which in 1952 were reactivated, after several years of dormancy, to handle the expanding NATO program. It is the home of No. 2 Advanced Flying School (No. 3 is at Gimli) which receives its students from the Flying Training Schools located at Penhold and Moose Jaw. Also at Portage is the jet portion of Flying Instructors' School. |
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The History of Air Navigation Training in Canada
The Canadian Forces Air Navigation School (CFANS) is the basic aircrew training facility for all Canadian navigators, as well as navigators from seven other NATO and non-NATO countries. CFANS has existed in its current form in Winnipeg since 1968, but air navigator training in Canada has been anything but constant. The wheel has been re-invented many times over the last 65 years, with name, location, syllabus, and aircraft changes. For an extensive history of air navigation training in Canada you can download a research paper in pdf format written by Major Steve Maude of JSP 36 CFC Toronto while he was an instructor at CFANS (2001). |
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Women in the Armed Forces
Evolving Canadian demographics demand that the Canadian Forces embrace diversity as a core value so that it can be seen as an employer of choice for all Canadians. Recruiting and employing women in the Canadian Forces is not only the law and the “right thing to do“, but first and foremost, it is an operational imperative. The following documents will help you to understand the evolving role for women in the forces throughout history as well the diverse roles of women within the Canadian Forces of today.
Canadian Nursing Sisters Often working under exhausting and sometimes dangerous conditions Canadian Nursing Sisters made a difference to the lives of Canadian Military Personnel ... |
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No. 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron
Currently 402 Squadron operates the CT-142 Dash 8s, affectionately nicknamed "Gonzo" using these aircraft in air navigation training role. However "402 Squadron" has its roots in the early 1930's and throughout its history has distiguished itself in a number of capacities. Learn more by following these links.
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The Pine Tree Line The Pine Tree Line was a network of radar stations constructed and strategically located to counter the Soviet air threat against North America. The string of bases stretched from coast to coast. Their construction was a joint undertaking of the USAF and the RCAF. These stations would become part of a larger network under the control of NORAD that included other early warning radar stations in the DEW Line and Mid Canada Line. The Pine Tree Stations were fully manual early warning or aircraft control and warning (AC&W) systems which were established into geographical sectors. Manitoba was home to two of these stations. Learn about their role and history by following these links. |
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The Churchill Rocket Range
(Reference: Roundel, September 1963, Vol. 15, No. 7) HIGH PROBING - while Indians harpooned white whales and icebergs floated in Hudson Bay, scientists and missile-men at nearby Churchill Research Range observed through the "eyes" of rockets changes in the earth's upper atmosphere during the sun's eclipse on 20 July. |
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CJATC Rivers
As a practical example of service integration, the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre at Rivers, Manitoba, is living proof that the colour of the uniform a man wears is really immaterial when it comes to getting the job done. Permanent strength of 800 servicemen at CJATC is about one-half RCAF and one-half Army. Except for two months each summer when naval jet squadrons come to Rivers for tactical exercises, RCN strength is only a token force — but "blue jobs" and "brown jobs" work and live together in complete harmony the year-round. |
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Stations Of The RCAF: Winnipeg
By Squadron Leader N. W. Emmott, DFC (reference: The Roundel, Vol. 11, No. 9, November 1959) In the heart of the continent, Canada’s fourth largest city produces championship – calibre air observers as well as football teams. |
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