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Sigining of the BCATP
The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Canada signed an agreement to set up the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The BCATP was an enormous undertaking. In 1939, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) had only 4000 personnel, less than a dozen airports of its own and training facilities for only 400 ground crew per year. -
Opening of the first BCATP schools.
The first BCATP schools are opened, with the BCATP put under the jurisdiction of the Royal Canadian Air Force. All training had commenced by April 1940. The BCATP was the largest element of the Commonwealth's training effort, and it fell under the jurisdiction of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Training began in April 1940. At its peak, the BCATP included more than one hundred schools and almost 11 000 aircraft. -
All schools in operation
By 1942, all schools were in operation. In addition, CFB Greenwood ,an established Royal Canadian Air Force station was introduced to expand the viability of Commonwealth Training Units. In order to meet those objectives CFB G was used as a training base thought the war. -
The 'plan' reached its largest number of schools
The plan reached its largest number of schools, 97 and 184 ancillary units. -
A significant reduction in training
A significant reduction in training had an excess number of trained personnel serving overseas. In 1944, anticipating the end of the war the federal government began dismantling the BCATP bases including Mossbank. Several of the buildings from the air base were moved to centres elsewhere in the province as well as into the town of Mossbank itself. -
The termination of the BCATP
This date saw the termination of the BCATP.
