RCAF Station Oshawa


RCAF Station Oshawa was a training station of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II located near Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
The No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School was located in Oshawa from June 1941 to December 1944. Student flyers used Tiger Moth aircraft and were trained by civilian instructors from the Oshawa, Kingston, and Brant-Norfolk flying clubs. A relief landing field was located at Whitby.
The military left in 1944 but as federal owned until sale to then Town of Oshawa in 1947. The airport is still in use as the Oshawa Executive Airport.

Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Oshawa, Ontario at with a variation of 8 degrees west and elevation of. The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:
Runway NameLengthWidthSurface
6/24Hard Surfaced
14/32Hard Surfaced
8/26Hard Surfaced

Relief landing field - Whitby

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Whitby, Ontario at with a variation of 8 degrees west and elevation of. The aerodrome was listed as a "Turf - All-way field - Rectangular field."