Rivers airfield

Rivers airfield

RCAF Rivers [entry point]

RCAF Rivers was a training station located 3 miles (5 kms) south west of Rivers, Manitoba in Canada.

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RCAF Rivers opened in November 1940 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was home to 1 Air Navigation School using Ansons to provide advanced training for navigators and bomb aimers. In May 1942 it was redesignated 1 Central Navigation School and it remained at RCAF Rivers until it was disbanded in September 1945.

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