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1124:CFB Moncton
1089:CFB Clinton
1074:CFB Chatham
1064:CFB Calgary
1004:CFS Leitrim
934:CFD Dundurn
920:CFB Trenton
847:CFB Halifax
535:Air Reserve
507:Nova Scotia
408: /
230:(1940-1945)
188: /
176:100°18′49″W
164:Coordinates
1529:Categories
1410:CFS Sydney
1390:CFS Saglek
1385:CFS Ramore
1360:CFS Moisie
1350:CFS Masset
1330:CFS Ladner
1275:CFS Debert
1210:CFS Alsask
1149:CFB Rivers
1139:CFB Picton
1129:CFB Ottawa
1119:CFB London
968:Cartwright
890:CFB Gander
875:CFB Borden
769:CFB Borden
644:2019-06-02
601:References
590:Guy Gibson
353:(PR 259).
327:CFB Rivers
173:50°00′38″N
66:newspapers
999:CFS Alert
885:CFB Comox
862:Air Force
799:CFB Shilo
378:(BCATP).
320:Airfields
283:Direction
262:Elevation
1489:Category
1270:CFS Dana
1245:CFS Carp
1198:Stations
1114:CFB Lahr
983:Tukialik
696:Archived
556:remain.
474:Asphalt
460:Asphalt
446:Asphalt
432:Surface
396:100°19′W
339:Manitoba
240:Garrison
214:Operator
1050:Defunct
953:Big Bay
753:Current
426:Length
393:50°01′N
357:History
343:Brandon
277:Runways
80:scholar
978:Saglek
627:
451:12/30
429:Width
335:Rivers
329:was a
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
1057:Bases
945:NORAD
638:(PDF)
621:(PDF)
465:3/21
437:8/26
300:12/30
206:Owner
87:JSTOR
73:books
834:Navy
761:Army
625:ISBN
567:RCAF
513:and
493:and
308:3/21
292:8/26
267:AMSL
59:news
42:by
1531::
653:^
505:,
337:,
738:e
731:t
724:v
680:Z
647:.
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