BCATP Training Schools Map
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan trained pilots, observers, navigators, wireless operators and air gunners at schools across Canada. This map shows 154 units and 102 other places from their history, such as relief fields and the places a school moved to. Click any dot for the school's name, dates and a link to its people and history.
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Large dots are a unit's home station; small dots are relief fields and places it later moved to. Click a dot to see the places that unit used joined by a dashed line. Use the year slider (or Play) to see which places were in use each year from 1939 to 1946, the province list to look at one province, and Full screen for a bigger map. Click the map, then scroll, to zoom. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Elementary Flying Training School (32)
- RCAF 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Malton Ontario (1940–1942)
- RCAF 2 Elementary Flying Training School, Fort William Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 3 Elementary Flying Training School, London Ontario (1940–1942)
- RCAF 4 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor Mills Quebec (1940–1944)
- RCAF 5 Elementary Flying Training School, Lethbridge Alberta & High River Alberta (1940–1941)
- RCAF 6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert Saskatchewan (1940–1944)
- RCAF 7 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 8 Elementary Flying Training School, Vancouver British Columbia (1940–1942)
- RCAF 9 Elementary Flying Training School, St Catharines Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Mount Hope Ontario (1940–1942)
- RCAF 11 Elementary Flying Training School, Cap de la Madeleine Quebec (1940–1944)
- RCAF 12 Elementary Flying Training School, Goderich Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 13 Elementary Flying Training School, St Eugene Ontario (1940–1945)
- RCAF 14 Elementary Flying Training School, Winnipeg Manitoba & Portage la Prairie Manitoba (1940–1940)
- RCAF 15 Elementary Flying Training School, Regina Saskatchewan (1940–1944)
- RCAF 16 Elementary Flying Training School, Edmonton Alberta (1940–1942)
- RCAF 17 Elementary Flying Training School, Stanley Nova Scotia (1941–1944)
- RCAF 18 Elementary Flying Training School, Boundary Bay British Columbia (1941–1942)
- RCAF 19 Elementary Flying Training School, Virden Manitoba (1941–1944)
- RCAF 20 Elementary Flying Training School, Oshawa Ontario (1941–1944)
- RCAF 21 Elementary Flying Training School, Chatham New Brunswick (1941–1942)
- RCAF 22 Elementary Flying Training School, L'Ancienne Lorette Quebec (1941–1942)
- RCAF 23 Elementary Flying Training School, Davidson Saskatchewan (1942–1945)
- RCAF 24 Elementary Flying Training School, Abbotsford British Columbia (1943–1944)
- RCAF 25 Elementary Flying Training School, Assiniboia Saskatchewan (1942–1944)
- RCAF 26 Elementary Flying Training School, Neepawa Manitoba (1944–1944)
- RAF 31 Elementary Flying Training School, DeWinton Alberta (1941–1944)
- RAF 32 Elementary Flying Training School, Bowden Alberta (1941–1944)
- RAF 33 Elementary Flying Training School, Caron Saskatchewan (1942–1944)
- RAF 34 Elementary Flying Training School, Assiniboia Saskatchewan (1942–1942)
- RAF 35 Elementary Flying Training School, Neepawa Manitoba (1942–1942)
- RAF 36 Elementary Flying Training School, Pearce Alberta (1942–1942)
Service Flying Training School (29)
- RCAF 1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden Ontario (from 1917)
- RCAF 2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands Ontario (from 1940)
- RCAF 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary Alberta (1940–1945)
- RCAF 4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon Saskatchewan (1940–1945)
- RCAF 5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 7 Service Flying Training School, Fort McLeod Alberta (1940–1944)
- RCAF 8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton New Brunswick (1940–1944)
- RCAF 9 Service Flying Training School, Summerside Prince Edward Island & Centralia Ontario (1941–1942)
- RCAF 10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 11 Service Flying Training School, Yorkton Saskatchewan (1941–1945)
- RCAF 12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 13 Service Flying Training School, St Hubert Quebec & North Battleford Saskatchewan (1941–1944)
- RCAF 14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer Ontario & Kingston Ontario (1941–1944)
- RCAF 15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm Alberta (1941–1945)
- RCAF 16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville Ontario (1941–1945)
- RCAF 17 Service Flying Training School, Souris Manitoba (1943–1945)
- RCAF 18 Service Flying Training School, Gimli Manitoba Souris Manitoba (1943–1945)
- RCAF 19 Service Flying Training School, Vulcan Alberta (1943–1945)
- RAF 31 Service Flying Training School, Kingston Ontario (1940–1944)
- RAF 32 Service Flying Training School, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan (1940–1944)
- RAF 33 Service Flying Training School, Carberry Manitoba (1940–1945)
- RAF 34 Service Flying Training School, Medicine Hat Alberta (1941–1944)
- RAF 35 Service Flying Training School, North Battleford Saskatchewan (1941–1944)
- RAF 36 Service Flying Training School, Penhold Alberta (1941–1944)
- RAF 37 Service Flying Training School, Calgary Alberta (1941–1944)
- RAF 38 Service Flying Training School, Estevan Saskatchewan (1942–1944)
- RAF 39 Service Flying Training School, Swift Current Saskatchewan (1941–1944)
- RAF 41 Service Flying Training School, Weyburn Saskatchewan (1942–1944)
Bombing & Gunnery School (11)
- RCAF 1 Bomb and Gunnery School, Jarvis Ontario (1940–1945)
- RCAF 2 Bomb and Gunnery School, Mossbank Saskatchewan (1940–1944)
- RCAF 3 Bomb and Gunnery School, MacDonald Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 4 Bomb and Gunnery School, Fingal Ontario (1940–1945)
- RCAF 5 Bomb and Gunnery School, Dafoe Saskatchewan (1941–1945)
- RCAF 6 Bomb and Gunnery School, Mountainview Ontario (1941–1944)
- RCAF 7 Bomb and Gunnery School, Paulson Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 8 Bomb and Gunnery School, Lethbridge Alberta (1941–1944)
- RCAF 9 Bomb and Gunnery School, Mont Joli Quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 10 Bomb and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant Prince Edward Island (1943–1945)
- RAF 31 Bombing and Gunnery School, Picton Ontario (1941–1944)
Air Observer School (10)
- RCAF 1 Air Observer School, Malton Ontario (1940–1945)
- RCAF 2 Air Observer School, Edmonton Alberta (1940–1944)
- RCAF 3 Air Observer School, Regina Saskatchewan & Pearce Alberta (1940–1942)
- RCAF 4 Air Observer School, London Ontario (1940–1944)
- RCAF 5 Air Observer School, Winnipeg Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert Saskatchewan (1941–1942)
- RCAF 7 Air Observer School, Portage la Prairie Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette Quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 9 Air Observer School, St Jean Quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 10 Air Observer School, Chatham New Brunswick (1941–1945)
Operational Training Unit (8)
- RCAF 1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville Quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay British Columbia (1942–1945)
- RCAF 5 Operational Training Unit, Boundary Bay British Columbia (1944–1945)
- RCAF 6 Operational Training Unit, Comox British Columbia (1944–1946)
- RAF 31 Operational Training Unit, Debert Nova Scotia (1941–1944)
- RAF 32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay British Columbia (1941–1944)
- RAF 34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge New Brunswick (1942–1944)
- RAF 36 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood Nova Scotia (1942–1944)
Repair Depot (8)
- RCAF 3 Repair Depot, Vancouver British Columbia (1940–1945)
- RCAF 4 Repair Depot, Scoudouc New Brunswick (1940–1944)
- RCAF 6 Repair Depot, Trenton Ontario (1940–1945)
- RCAF 8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg Manitoba (1940–1945)
- RCAF 9 Repair Depot, St Jean Quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 10 Repair Depot, Calgary Alberta (1941–1945)
- RCAF 18 Repair Depot, Rockcliffe Ontario (1941–1945)
- RCAF 21 Repair Depot, Moncton New Brunswick (1941–1945)
Initial Training School (7)
- RCAF 1 Initial Training School, Toronto Ontario
- RCAF 2 Initial Training School, Regina Saskatchewan (1941–1945)
- RCAF 3 Initial Training School, Victoriaville Quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 4 Initial Training School, Edmonton Alberta (1941–1945)
- RCAF 5 Initial Training, Belleville Ontario (1941–1945)
- RCAF 6 Initial Training School, Toronto Ontario (1941–1945)
- RCAF 7 Initial Training School, Saskatoon Saskatchewan (1941–1945)
Manning Depot (7)
- RCAF 1 Manning Depot, Toronto Ontario (1941–1945)
- RCAF 2 Manning Depot, Brandon Manitoba (1941–1944)
- RCAF 3 Manning Depot, Edmonton Alberta (1941–1945)
- RCAF 4 Manning Depot, Val Cartier quebec (1941–1945)
- RCAF 5 Manning Depot, Lachine Quebec (1941–1944)
- RCAF 6 Manning Depot (Women), Toronto Ontario
- RCAF 7 Manning Depot (Women), Rockcliffe Ontario (1941–1944)
Air Navigation School (5)
- RCAF 1 Air Navigation School, Trenton Ontario & Rivers Manitoba (1940–1940)
- RCAF 2 Air Navigation School, Pennfield Ridge New Brunswick & Charlottetown Prince Edward Island (1941–1944)
- RAF 31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert Ontario (1940–1945)
- RAF 32 Air Navigation School, Charlottetown Prince Edward Island (1941–1942)
- RAF 33 Air Navigation School, Hamilton Ontario (1941–1944)
Airman Graduate Training School (4)
- RCAF 1 AGTS Aircrew Graduates Training School, Maitland Nova Scotia (from 1944)
- RCAF 2 AGTS Aircrew Graduates Training School, Quebec City Quebec & Calgary Alberta (1944–1944)
- RCAF 3 AGTS Aircew Graduates Training School, Three Rivers Quebec (1944–1945)
- RCAF 4 AGTS Aircrew Graduates Training School, Valleyfield Quebec (1944–1945)
Flying Training School (4)
- RCAF 1 Flight Training School, Centralia Ontario (1942–1966)
- RCAF 2 Flight Training School, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan (from 1963)
- RCAF 3 Flight Training School, Claresholm Alberta (1951–1958)
- RCAF 4 Flying Training School, Penhold Alberta (1952–1965)
Training Command (4)
- RCAF 1 Training Command, Toronto Ontario
- RCAF 2 Training Command, Winnipeg Manitoba
- RCAF 3 Training Command, Montreal Quebec
- RCAF 4 Training Command, Regina Saskatchewan
Wireless School (4)
- RCAF 1 Wireless School, Montreal Quebec (1940–1945)
- RCAF 2 Wireless School, Calgary Alberta (1940–1945)
- RCAF 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg Manitoba (1941–1945)
- RCAF 4 Wireless School, Guelph Ontario (1941–1945)
Flying Instructor School (3)
- RCAF 1 Flying Instructors School, Trenton Ontario (1941–1945)
- RCAF 2 Flying Instructors School, Pearce Alberta (1943–1945)
- RCAF 3 Flying Instructors School, Arnprior Ontario (1942–1944)
General Reconnaissance School (2)
- RCAF 1 General Reconnaisance School, Summerside Prince Edward Island (1941–1945)
- RAF 31 General Reconnaisance School, Charlottettown Prince Edward Island (1941–1945)
Advanced Flying School (1)
- RCAF 3 Advanced Flying School, Gimli Manitoba (1950–1953)
Air Armament School (1)
- RCAF Air Armament School, Mountain View Ontario (1942–1946)
Air Gunners School (1)
- RCAF 1 Air Gunnery School, Picton Ontario (1941–1945)
Central Experimental & Proving Establishment (1)
- RCAF Central Experimental and Proving Establishment, Rockcliffe Ontario (1945–1958)
Central Flying School (1)
- RCAF Central Flying School, Trenton Ontario (from 1940)
Central Navigation School (1)
- RCAF 1 Central Navigation School, Rivers Manitoba (1942–1945)
Combined Joint Air Training Centre (1)
- RCAF Combined Joint Air Training Centre , Rivers Manitoba (1942–1971)
Eastern Air Command (1)
- RCAF Eastern Air Command, Halifax Nova Scotia (1938–1945)
Flight Engineer School (1)
- RCAF NO1 Flight Engineers School, Arnprior Ontario & Aylmer Ontario (1944–1944)
Instrument Flying School (1)
- RCAF 1 Instrument Flying School, Deseronto Ontario (1917–1945)
Maritime Air Command (1)
- RCAF Maritime Air Command, Greenwood Nova Scotia
Naval Air Gunnery School (1)
- RCAF 1 Naval Air Gunnery School, Yarmouth Nova Scotia (1943–1945)
Range and Direction Finding (1)
- RAF 31 Range and Direction Finding School, Clinton Ontario (1941–1971)
Test & Development Establishment (1)
- RCAF Test and Development Establishment, Rockcliffe Ontario
Western Air Command (1)
- RCAF Western Air Command, Vancouver British Columbia (1938–1945)
Winter Experimental Establishment (1)
- RCAF Winter Experimental Establishment, Namao Alberta (1947–1951)