RCAF Station Vulcan

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RCAF Station Vulcan, more properly called RCAF Aerodrome Vulcan, was a Second World War flying training station located near the town of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. It was one station of many that were established in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Vulcan aerodrome was officially opened on October 30, 1942 and hosted No. 2 Flying Instructor School (FIS), which had moved to Vulcan from Claresholm. The aircraft used were Fairchild Cornells and Cessna Cranes. In April 1943, No. 2 FIS moved to the Pearce aerodrome near Fort Macleod and No. 19 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) took over the facilities, training future bomber pilots using the twin-engined Anson. The station closed on April 14, 1945.