No. 5 EFTS
High River, Alberta
06/01/41 - 11/15/44
Cornell, Tiger Moth
During World War II, when it was known as Uplands, the airport hosted No. 2 Service Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing advanced pilot training in Harvard and Yale aircraft.
27 O.T.U. HISTORY
On the 23rd April 1941 27 O.T.U. was formed and this became the largest unit on the airfield, the service population rapidly expanding to 3500 with a large contingent of the Womens Auxillary Air Force. The Aircrew who arrived were mainly from the Commonwealth Countries and in particular Australia, here they trained on Wellingtons and formed their crews before going on to their Squadrons or H.C.U’s in the case of the four engined bombers, of which 460 (RAAF) Sqdn became the most dominant. The airfield became so busy (114,000 movements from December 42 to June 45) that it was necessary to use initially the satellite airfields of Tatenhill then Church Broughton to satisfy training commitments. In May 1942 the first Operational Bombing Missions were flown as part of the 1000 bomber raid to Cologne and continued until 1943, after this mainly ‘Nickel' raids were flown until disbandment on 22nd June 1945
No 20 Operational Training Unit
Formed at Lossiemouth on 27 May 1940 within No 6 Group as a Wellington equipped night bomber training unit. On 11 May 1942 it was transferred to No 91 Group and finally disbanded on 17 July 1945.
The Squadron moved into the new airfield at RAF Elsham Wolds in July 1941. In July 1942[1] the Wellingtons were replaced by Handley Page Halifax bombers.
High River, Alberta
06/01/41 - 11/15/44
Cornell, Tiger Moth
During World War II, when it was known as Uplands, the airport hosted No. 2 Service Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing advanced pilot training in Harvard and Yale aircraft.
27 O.T.U. HISTORY
On the 23rd April 1941 27 O.T.U. was formed and this became the largest unit on the airfield, the service population rapidly expanding to 3500 with a large contingent of the Womens Auxillary Air Force. The Aircrew who arrived were mainly from the Commonwealth Countries and in particular Australia, here they trained on Wellingtons and formed their crews before going on to their Squadrons or H.C.U’s in the case of the four engined bombers, of which 460 (RAAF) Sqdn became the most dominant. The airfield became so busy (114,000 movements from December 42 to June 45) that it was necessary to use initially the satellite airfields of Tatenhill then Church Broughton to satisfy training commitments. In May 1942 the first Operational Bombing Missions were flown as part of the 1000 bomber raid to Cologne and continued until 1943, after this mainly ‘Nickel' raids were flown until disbandment on 22nd June 1945
No 20 Operational Training Unit
Formed at Lossiemouth on 27 May 1940 within No 6 Group as a Wellington equipped night bomber training unit. On 11 May 1942 it was transferred to No 91 Group and finally disbanded on 17 July 1945.
The Squadron moved into the new airfield at RAF Elsham Wolds in July 1941. In July 1942[1] the Wellingtons were replaced by Handley Page Halifax bombers.
