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A review of Google Maps on 10 June 2018 shows a body of water at the location indicated, no trace of an airfield exists at this location, although the body of water is not possibly large enough to cover the whole airfield if it was at this exact location.
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Landing Field (R1) for RCAF Station Caron was located approximately 10 mi (16 km) south-east. The site was located approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) south of the unincorporated community of
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