Paulson, Manitoba

Paulson
Paulson

Location of Paulson in Manitoba

Coordinates: 51°6′55″N 99°55′58″W / 51.11528°N 99.93278°W / 51.11528; -99.93278Coordinates: 51°6′55″N 99°55′58″W / 51.11528°N 99.93278°W / 51.11528; -99.93278[1]
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Parkland
Elevation[2] 287 m (942 ft)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 204

Paulson is a locality in Manitoba, Canada.[1] It is located 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Dauphin and 186 miles (299 km) northwest of Winnipeg.[3]

Paulson lies within the Rural Municipality of Dauphin.

Royal Canadian Air Force

Paulson was the site of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery School during World War II.[4] The first commanding officer was Wing Commander W. I. Riddell when the school opened in 1941.[3] The station magazine was the "Paulson Post", and the airfield, now abandoned, was located at 51°08′04″N 099°51′58″W / 51.13444°N 99.86611°W / 51.13444; -99.86611 (Paulson Airport)[5] .

References

  1. 1 2 "Paulson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  2. ↑ At geographic coordinates, per Google Earth
  3. 1 2 "Big Air School Opens". The Gazette. Montreal. June 24, 1941. Retrieved June 12, 2012. Training started here today in one of the biggest bombing and gunnery schools to be established in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
  4. ↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
  5. ↑ Anon (2009). "Abandoned Aerodromes". Canada Flight Supplement Effective 0901Z 12 MArch 2009 To 0901Z 7 May 2009. Ottawa: Nav Canada. p. A35.
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