No. 8 Service Flying Training School RCAF
No. 8 Service Flying Training School RCAF was a flight training unit in Canada during the Second World War. It was part of 3 Training Command under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) and flew Avro Ansons from RCAF Station Moncton, New Brunswick. The school opened on 23 December 1940. It moved to RCAF Station Weyburn, Saskatchewan on 24 January 1944 and was disbanded on 30 June 1944.
RCAF Eastern Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air Force responsible for air operations on the Atlantic coast during World War II, including BCATP flight schools. Many training schools offered advanced flying courses such as Service Flying Training (SFTS), Air Observer (AOS), Bombing and Gunnery (BGS), General Reconnaissance (GRS), Naval Aerial Gunnery (NAGS), Air Navigation (ANS), and Operational (OTU) training, often using older bomber and patrol aircraft taken out of active service. These schools were not part of the official Order of Battle of Eastern Air Command, but 3 Training Command aircraft were very active over the region and helped with surveillance as a force multiplier. During the Battle of the St. Lawrence, some units conducted combat patrols and played an important defense role.
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