RCAF Station De Winton

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RCAF Station De Winton was a World War II air training station located south of Calgary, and east of De Winton, Alberta, Canada. The base was more properly called RAF Station De Winton because the Royal Air Force (RAF) established the flying school located here (No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School or EFTS). Like other RAF stations in Canada, it was subject to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) administrative and operational control.

The aerodrome was completed in 1940 and No. 31 EFTS began operating in June 1941. In 1942, the school formally became part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was a civilian operation with instructors from the Toronto Flying Club who originally instructed at No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School at Malton, Ontario. Aircraft flown at De Winton include Stearmans, Tiger Moths, and Cornells,

De Winton was closed in September 1944 and is now the privately-operated De Winton/South Calgary Airport.