page_title: List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada
section_title: Elementary Flying Training Schools
hierarchical_section_title: List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada / Aircrew training facilities / Elementary Flying Training Schools
caption_attribution_description: English: This is an aerial photograph of Stanley Airport taken in the fall of 2018 by Mike Whitehead. The airfield was built in 1940-1941 for the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The familiar triangular pattern of the original WW II runways is clearly visible, as is the WW II treeline. The view is to the southeast. Stanley was home to No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School, which was managed by the Halifax Flying Club. No. 17 EFTS provided ab initio flying instruction. The school opened in March 1941 and closed in January 1944. This photograph is used with permission of Mike Whitehead. The date of the photograph is an estimate.
context_page_description: The BCATP was a major program for training Allied air crews during World War II that was administered by the Government of Canada, and commanded by the Royal Canadian Air Force with the assistance of a board of representatives from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
  Schools and facilities were set up at 231 locations across Canada.
  Many of these facilities were airfields. In December 1939 the Canadian government identified 24 existing airfields that could be used, leaving 80 new ones to be built. Classroom facilities with residences were commandeered from universities, colleges, and other provincial institutions. Basic training facilities were commandeered from private schools and municipal governments. These "borrowed" facilities were augmented with new construction as required.
context_section_description: An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.   Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians.   For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.   The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.
  No. 1 Malton, Ontario (Moth)
  No. 2 Fort William, Ontario (Moth)
  No. 3 London, Ontario (Finch)
  No. 4 Windsor Mills, Quebec (Finch and Moth) at  Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Quebec Picture 45°31′00″N 072°02′12″W
  No. 5 Lethbridge, Alberta, moved to High River, Alberta (Moth and Cornell)
  No. 6 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (Moth and Cornell)
  No. 7 Windsor, Ontario (Finch, Cornell)
  No. 8 Vancouver, British Columbia, moved to Boundary Bay, British Columbia  (Moth)
  No. 9 St. Catharines, Ontario (Moth)
  No. 10 Hamilton, Ontario, moved to Pendleton, Ontario (Moth, Finch and Cornell at Pendleton) 45°29′10″N 075°05′46″W
  No. 11 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec (Finch and Cornell)
  No. 12 Goderich, Ontario (Finch)
  No. 13 St. Eugene, Ontario(Finch, Cornell) 45°29′16″N 074°28′18″W
  No. 14 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (Moth and Finch)
  No. 15 Regina, Saskatchewan (Moth and Cornell)
  No. 16 Edmonton, Alberta (Moth and Finch)
  No. 17 Stanley, Nova Scotia (Finch and Moth)
  No. 18 Boundary Bay, British Columbia (Moth) 
  No. 19 Virden, Manitoba (Moth and Cornell) 49°52′42″N 100°55′06″W
  No. 20 Oshawa, Ontario (Moth, Cornell)
  No. 21 Chatham, New Brunswick (Finch)
  No. 22 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec (Finch)
  No. 23 Davidson, Saskatchewan, moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan — operated by the RCAF. (Cornell)
  No. 24 Abbotsford, British Columbia (Cornell)
  No. 25 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan — originally No. 34 RAF (Cornell)
  No. 26 Neepawa, Manitoba — originally No. 35 RAF (Moth)
  No. 31 DeWinton, Alberta (Moth, Stearman and Cornell)
  No. 32 Bowden, Alberta (Moth, Stearman and Cornell) 51°58′46″N 114°00′45″W
  No. 33 Caron, Saskatchewan (Cornell) 50°27′36″N 105°48′44″W
  No. 34 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan (Moth, Cornell)
  No. 35 Neepawa, Manitoba (Moth and Cornell) 50°13′57″N 099°30′36″W
  No. 36 Pearce, Alberta (Moth and Stearman) 49°50′10″N 113°14′30″W
caption: The site of No.17 EFTS in 2018
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