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British Commonwealth Air Training Program In Prince Albert

EFTS #6 Prince Albert

be a more “modern” aircraft for
training.

The Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport
(IATA: YPA, ICAO: CYPA) is located 1
nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2mi) northeast
of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Canada.

The airport was originally opened near
Prince Albert on 22 July 1940 under the
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan From March 1941 to 11 November In 1939, bush pilot Floyd Glass
as #6 Elementary Flying Training School 1942, the station doubled as No. 6 became a flying instructor at #6
(EFTS), with a Relief Landing Field Air Observer School operating the Elementary Flying Training School
located near Hagan and one at Emma Avro Anson. in Prince Albert, part of British
Lake. Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
The school closed on 15 November
1944. After World War II, he became
Many Saskatchewan resident served manager of the newly formed
as flight instructors or ground staff Athabaska Airways. Under Floyd’s
at this base during this time; Len leadership, Athabaska expanded its
fleet of aircraft, introduced the first
Waite, Floyd Glass and George
Greening are to name but a few. helicopters in Saskatchewan and
began flying scheduled routes in
Also, Squadron Leader Henry
Wallace McLeod, the leading ace of northern and southern
The flight school was the first BCATP the RCAF during WW2 started his Saskatchewan.
school to open in Saskatchewan and flying career here.
was supplied with the DeHavilland
The airport was then operated by
DHC82C Tiger Moth, a small tandem 2
seat biplane. the Transport Canada until March
1996 when it was transferred to the
6 Elementary Flying Training School at City of Prince Albert.
Prince Albert was operated under
contract by the Saskatoon Flying Club. All that remains of the former No. 6
EFTS are one World War II era
M & C Aviation, which had a
government contracts to overhaul RCAF hangar (now Transwest) and one
parachute packing building. A
aircraft in the city, employed about 600
monument was erected to pay
people in Prince Albert alone.
tribute to the 17 airmen and one
civilian who died in training
accidents at the school.

Later, the school converted to the Original Wind Vane
Fairchild Cornell which was deemed to
From EFTS #6 PA