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on 15 December 1941. The school trained RAF pilots on intermediate aircraft. No. 39 SFTS was integrated into the
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in 1942 and the school operated at the base until 24 March 1944. The base was one of more than 100 similar facilities constructed across Canada
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The secondary relief landing field (R2) for RCAF Station Swift
Current was located northeast of the community of Wymark, Saskatchewan.
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turbine fuel, 24-hour pilots' lounge with WiFi and washrooms, aircraft maintenance company (Craft
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Current Airport has the following services: cardlock fuel pumps (accepting VISA, American Express and MasterCard) dispensing
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The primary relief landing field (R1) for RCAF Station Swift
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List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada
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RCAF & D of T Aerodrome - Swift Current, Saskatchewan
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Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2
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1671:List of international airports in Canada
1001:South West Flying Club - COPA Flight 107
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444:No. 39 Service Flying Training School
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1754:Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan
413:(7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of
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1661:List of defunct airports in Canada
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1764:Military history of Saskatchewan
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706:Relief landing field — Wymark
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517:3,500 ft (1,100 m)
200:Swift Current Airport webpage
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1666:List of heliports in Canada
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115:RM of Swift Current No. 137
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958:Staff Writer c.1942, p. 69
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940:Staff Writer c.1942, p. 66
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373:Canada Flight Supplement
240:Show map of Saskatchewan
237:Location in Saskatchewan
1681:Operation Yellow Ribbon
988:Page about this airport
438:1939–1945 World War II
180:50.29250°N 107.69083°W
1610:Toronto–Pearson
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1015:Swift Current Airport
983:Swift Current Airport
916:Hatch, F. J. (1983).
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106:City of Swift Current
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