CFB Gimli | |||||||||
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Near Gimli, Manitoba in Canada | |||||||||
Coordinates | 50°37′41″N 97°02′36″W / 50.62806°N 97.04333°W | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of National Defence | ||||||||
Operator | RCAF (1943–1968); CAF (1968–1971) | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
In use | 1943–1945, 1950–1971 | ||||||||
Fate | Turned over to RM of Gimli | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Occupants | No. 18 SFTS (1943–1945); No. 2 FTS; No. 3 AFS (1950−1964); No. 1 AFTS (1964–1971) | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 753 ft (230 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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Other airfield facilities | Elevation and coordinates from COPA.[1] | ||||||||
Airfields |
RCAF Station Gimli was an air station of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) located near Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.