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Greenwood the following day on August 1, 1945, with plans for the bomber wing to start training August 24, 1945 and deploy its first Lancaster crews to the Pacific Theatre by December 1945. The
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2855:CFS Lowther
2825:CFS Holberg
2770:CFS Cobourg
2750:CFS Bermuda
2694:CFB Uplands
2689:CFB Toronto
2644:CFB Penhold
2634:CFB Moncton
2599:CFB Clinton
2584:CFB Chatham
2574:CFB Calgary
2514:CFS Leitrim
2444:CFD Dundurn
2430:CFB Trenton
2357:CFB Halifax
2209:(1975–2011)
2203:(1924–1968)
2197:(1920–1924)
2191:(1918–1920)
2185:(1914–1915)
1933:Yellowknife
1903:Thunder Bay
1823:Fredericton
1770:Thunder Bay
1740:Parry Sound
1670:Bracebridge
1220:December 8,
1032:as part of
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542:(RCAF) and
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150:Nova Scotia
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2900:CFS Saglek
2895:CFS Ramore
2870:CFS Moisie
2860:CFS Masset
2840:CFS Ladner
2785:CFS Debert
2720:CFS Alsask
2659:CFB Rivers
2649:CFB Picton
2639:CFB Ottawa
2629:CFB London
2478:Cartwright
2400:CFB Gander
2385:CFB Borden
2279:CFB Borden
1923:Whitehorse
1893:St. John's
1888:Saint John
1765:St. John's
1710:Lethbridge
1351:Nav Canada
1275:2021-04-04
1171:0660114437
1110:References
1044:Air Cadets
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565:, and the
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2372:Air Force
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1898:Saskatoon
867:H-21/H-44
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2493:Tukialik
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1292:Archived
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834:Cold War
811:Noorduyn
789:Cold War
685:Surface
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433:Asphalt
411:Surface
394:Helipads
369:Asphalt
347:Surface
142:Location
132:Operator
116:Military
2560:Defunct
2463:Big Bay
2263:Current
2179:History
1942:Related
1853:Moncton
1843:Kelowna
1838:Iqaluit
1833:Halifax
1808:Calgary
1775:Toronto
1675:Calgary
1663:By area
1395:By name
1246:June 7,
1240:Tidings
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1883:Regina
1878:Québec
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377:8,000
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363:8,000
360:08/26
2567:Bases
2455:NORAD
2093:Wings
1349:from
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1016:With
704:9/27
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122:Owner
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