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Blatchford Field, Edmonton Alberta Canada 1942-43 ...

Mon Aug 25, 2025 12:25 pm

Some Blatchford Field History.
https://edmonton-yes.com/en/eternal/bla ... operations

Additional information about Blatchford Field.
http://www.retro-reporter.com/2013/12/e ... -wwii.html

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Alberta Aviation Museums P-39 Static Restoration.
https://albertaaviationmuseum.com/p-39- ... ong-dream/

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Re: Blatchford Field, Edmonton Alberta Canada 1942-43 ...

Mon Aug 25, 2025 4:30 pm

Photo 3 shows an impressed airline DC-3...note the right side door.
Reminds me of the early war chapters of Gann's Fate is the Hunter which are centered at Presque Isle, Maine in the early days of the ATC.

Re: Blatchford Field, Edmonton Alberta Canada 1942-43 ...

Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:25 am

B-25D-35 s/n 43-3706; manufactured by NAA, Kansas City
Accepted 06Jan44
Available 08Jan44
Delivered 07Jan44
To Great Falls 28Jan44 for winterization
Departed US 05Feb44 “Russian Alaska”
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