CFB Chatham

CFB Chatham
Base Rescue Moose Jaw CH-118 Iroquois helicopters at CFB Moose Jaw, 1982. Aircraft of this type performed the same role at CFB Chatham.
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Owner	Canadian Armed Forces
Coordinates	47°0′49.32″N 65°26′49.56″W / 47.0137000°N 65.4471000°W / 47.0137000; -65.4471000Coordinates: 47°0′49.32″N 65°26′49.56″W / 47.0137000°N 65.4471000°W / 47.0137000; -65.4471000

Canadian Forces Base Chatham or CFB Chatham was a Canadian Forces Base located immediately south of the town of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Parts are now operating as Miramichi Municipal Airport since 1974 with a partial runway available (09/27 - asphalt).

From 1970 until 1985 Chatham had a Base Rescue Flight operating three CH-118 Huey helicopters. When the Voodoos that they were there to protect were retired, the CH-118s were redeployed to Base Flight Cold Lake.^[1]

Squadrons

CF-101 Voodoo 101060 from 409 "Nighthawk" Squadron, CFB Comox on the ramp at CFB Moose Jaw in the spring of 1982. Aircraft of this type were also stationed at CFB Chatham during the Cold War.

1942 No. 113 (Bomber-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Lockheed Hudson
1943 No. 119 (Bomber-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Lockheed Hudson
1941-1942 No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School^[2]
1941-1945 No. 10 Air Observer School^[3]
1949-1950s - airbase with Canadair Sabres and de Havilland Vampires
- 1949-1951 No. 421 Squadron RCAF
late 1950-1960s Golden Hawks - Canadair Sabres
1962-1984 No. 416 Squadron RCAF - McDonnell CF-101 Voodoos and CH-118 Hueys
1984-1989 No. 434 Squadron RCAF - McDonnell CF-101 Voodoos and Canadair CF-5s and CH-118 Hueys

References

↑ AEROWARE / RCAF.com (n.d.). "Bell CH-118 IROQUOIS". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
↑ Military Bruce Historical Writings by Bruce Forsyth
↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983).The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437

Canadian Forces bases and stations

Current

Army	CFB Borden CFB Edmonton CFB Gagetown CFB Kingston CFB Montreal Garrison Petawawa CFB Shilo CFB St. Hubert CFB Suffield CFB Valcartier CFB Wainwright 5 Cdn Div TC Detachment Aldershot 4 Cdn Div TC

Navy	CFB Esquimalt CFB Halifax CFS St. John's

Air Force	CFB Bagotville CFB Borden CFB Comox CFB Cold Lake CFB Gander CFB Goose Bay CFB Greenwood CFB Kingston CFB Moose Jaw CFB North Bay CFB Trenton CFD Mountain View CFB Winnipeg

All services	DND Headquarters CFS Alert CFS Leitrim CFNA HQ Whitehorse CFNA HQ Yellowknife

Defunct

Bases	CFB Calgary CFB Baden-Soellingen CFB Chatham CFB Chilliwack ASU Chilliwack CFB Clinton CFB Cornwallis CFB Downsview Denison Armoury CFB Griesbach CFB Lahr CFB London CFB Moncton CFB Ottawa CFB Penhold CFB Picton CFB Portage la Prairie CFB Rivers CFB Rockcliffe CFB Shearwater CFB St. Jean CFB Summerside CFB Toronto CFB Uplands CFB Winnipeg

Stations	CFS Aldergrove CFS Alsask CFS Armstrong CFS Baldy Hughes CFS Barrington CFS Beausejour CFS Beaverlodge CFS Bermuda CFS Carp CFS Chibougamau CFS Churchill CFS Cobourg CFS Coverdale CFS Dana CFS Debert CFS Falconbridge CFS Flin Flon CFS Foymount CFS Frobisher Bay CFS Gloucester CFS Gypsumville CFS Holberg CFS Kamloops RCAF Langar, UK CFS Ladner CFS Lac St. Denis CFS Lowther CFS Masset CFS Mill Cove CFS Moisie CFS Mont Apica CFS Moosonee RCAF North Luffenham, UK CFS Newport Corner CFS Ramore CFS Senneterre CFS Shelburne CFS Sioux Lookout CFS Sydney CFS Val-d'Or CFS Whitehorse CFS Yorkton

Temporary bases	Canada Dry One Canada Dry Two Camp Julien Camp Mirage

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