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1131:CFB Uplands
1126:CFB Toronto
1081:CFB Penhold
1071:CFB Moncton
1036:CFB Clinton
1021:CFB Chatham
1011:CFB Calgary
951:CFS Leitrim
881:CFD Dundurn
867:CFB Trenton
794:CFB Halifax
390: /
107: /
83:Coordinates
1476:Categories
1357:CFS Sydney
1337:CFS Saglek
1332:CFS Ramore
1307:CFS Moisie
1297:CFS Masset
1277:CFS Ladner
1222:CFS Debert
1157:CFS Alsask
1096:CFB Rivers
1086:CFB Picton
1076:CFB Ottawa
1066:CFB London
915:Cartwright
837:CFB Gander
822:CFB Borden
716:CFB Borden
625:2019-06-02
581:2011-04-23
557:References
531:Operations
366:Avro Anson
314:City Hall.
946:CFS Alert
832:CFB Comox
809:Air Force
746:CFB Shilo
507:upon the
312:Longueuil
281:upon the
156:Occupants
1436:Category
1217:CFS Dana
1192:CFS Carp
1145:Stations
1061:CFB Lahr
930:Tukialik
414:Surface
364:and the
220:EWU RCAF
159:Current:
141:Operator
31:in
997:Defunct
900:Big Bay
700:Current
486:Harvard
474:Vampire
470:410 Sqn
463:Postwar
408:Length
378:73°26′W
375:45°31′N
337:at the
297:History
123:Airbase
925:Saglek
608:
493:CF 100
433:10/28
411:Width
329:was a
267:CF 100
252:Quebec
242:was a
33:Canada
1004:Bases
892:NORAD
619:(PDF)
602:(PDF)
497:Sabre
447:1/19
419:6/24
271:Sabre
173:Past:
133:Owner
781:Navy
708:Army
606:ISBN
480:and
120:Type
482:438
478:401
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352:,
250:,
685:e
678:t
671:v
628:.
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