Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg (also CFB Winnipeg or 17 Wing - Winnipeg) is a Canadian Forces Base located near the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. CFB Winnipeg is home to many flight operations support divisions, as well as several training schools. It is also the 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters. The base is supported by over 3,000 personnel, making it one of the largest bases currently in operation in the Canadian military. A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ... NORAD is short for: North American Aerospace Defense Command Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

History

In 1922 Winnipeg was opened as a station of the Royal Canadian Air Force Air Board, only as a winter home for units that operated in northern Manitoba during the rest of the year. In 1925 it was officially designated RCAF Station Winnipeg, as one of the original air bases of the Canadian military. During World War II the base played a significant role in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and trained over 130,000 airmen to be pilots, navigators, observers, and wireless operators. It also was a significant supply and repair depot. After the war, Winnipeg continued to provide training grounds for pilots and navigators from many allied countries. In 1968 after the unification of the Canadian Forces, the base was renamed to CFB Winnipeg. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... External links The Canadian Contribution (includes newspaper archives) World War II Newspaper Archives — The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Base functions

As a training center, CFB Winnipeg is currently home to 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, the Canadian Forces Air Navigation School (CFANS), the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies, as well as the Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training and the Canadian Forces School of Meteorology.

For flight operations support, the base houses 402 “City of Winnipeg” Squadron (which flies the De Havilland CT-142 Dash 8), 435 “Chinthe” Transport and Rescue Squadron (which flies the Lockheed CC-130 Hercules and is the only Canadian squadron equipped and trained to supply in-flight refuelling), and the 1 Air Movements Squadron which processes all military airlift traffic that passes through that part of Canada. A DHC-8-400 of Flybe on the ground at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England DHC-8 landing at Bristol Airport A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall Ontario, May 2005. ... Lockheed C-130H Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop aircraft that serves as the main tactical airlifter for military forces worldwide. ...

External links

• 17 Wing - Winnipeg