RCAF Station Davidson

RCAF Station Davidson was a Second World War air training station located near Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada.

World War II
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), opened No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) at RCAF Station Davidson on 9 November,1942. The School and station were a component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The school was relocated to RCAF Station Yorkton 19 January 1945 and the station was decommissioned shortly thereafter. No. 23 EFTS was the only RCAF operated EFTS in Canada, and was twice the size of all but 2 EFTS. The school produced 1,513 pilots of whom 973 were RCAF and 540 Royal Air Force.

Aerodrome Information
The airfield was constructed in the typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Davidson, Saskatchewan at 51.25°N, -105.88333°W with a variation of 19 degrees east and elevation of 1985 ft. Three runways were under construction (servicable) and listed as follows:

Other Occupants
The RCAF Women's Division arrived at the school on 17 May 1943.

No. 205 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite (REMS) was established at the Station on 1 April 1945.

Current Status
All that remains are cement foundations and the gun butt. From a survey of the location on google maps on 8 Jun 2018 it appears that two of the three runways are badly deteriorated with the last in better condition. several buildings appear to have been built on the old runways.