RCAF Caron [entry point]

RCAF Caron [entry point]

RCAF Caron was a training station located in the Canadian state of Saskatchewan. It was immediately to the east of the small settlement of Caron and 13 miles (21kms) west of Moose Jaw.

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The station was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Scheme. Opened in January 1942 it was home to 33 Elementary Flying Training School using Tiger Moths and Cornells to provide basic training to pilots. The school closed in January 1944 and the site became a relief landing ground for RCAF Moose Jaw until final closure in October 1944.

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