No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School & No. 6 Air Observer School:
by Bruce Forsyth (www.militarybruce.com), with permission
Opened near Prince Albert on 22 July 1940 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, with relief landing fields located near Hagen and Emma Lake. The school closed on 15 November 1944.
The aerodrome is now the Prince Albert Airport. Among the tenants of the airport are the National Aviation Centre, providing servicing and facilities for aircraft and the National Aviation College, providing flying training.
From 17 March 1941 to 11 November 1942, the station doubled as No. 6 Air Observer School.
All that remains of the former No. 6 EFTS is the central hangar with the control tower. A monument was erected to pay tribute to the 17 airmen and one civilian who died in training accidents at the school.
Nothing remains of RCAF Detachments Hagen and Emma Lake.
Source material: National Aviation Centre/National Aviation College web site – http://citylightsnews.com/nac.htm, information provided by Vintage Wings – www.vintagewings.ca, “The Canada Flight Supplement” 1999 & “Wings For Victory” by Spencer Dunmore.
PG Cameron, RN Grest, VR Miller and HM Pettigrew perished while serving at No. 6 EFTS, while OA Ness was with No. 6 AOS.