RCAF Station Souris
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RCAF Station Souris was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) station located near Souris, Manitoba, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Souris hosted No. 17 Service Flying Training School (No. 17 SFTS). The school opened March 8, 1943 and closed March 30, 1945. Aircraft used included the Harvard and Anson. Emergency, or relief, landing fields were located at Hartney and Elgin.
The aerodrome is now the Souris Glenwood Industrial Air Park.
