RCAF Station Fingal

42°41′22″N 081°19′58″W

Active25 November 1940 – 17 February 1945

CountryCanada

BranchRoyal Canadian Air Force

RoleBritish Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Aircrew training

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RCAF Station Fingal
Fingal in the 1940s
Active	25 November 1940 – 17 February 1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Aircrew training
Part of	No. 1 Training Command
Schools	No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School
Station Magazine	Fingal Observer
Commanders
W/C	W. D. Van Vliet - 1940
Aircraft flown
Trainer	Avro Anson Fairey Battle Westland Lysander Bristol Bolingbroke Northrop Nomad North American Harvard North American Yale

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RCAF Station Fingal was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) air station located near Fingal, Ontario, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).^[1]

Fingal hosted No. 4 Bomber and Gunnery School (No. 4 B&GS), which trained bomb aimers and air gunners. The school opened on 25 November 1940 and closed 17 February 1945. Aircraft used included the Fairey Battle, Northrop Nomad, Westland Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke and Avro Anson. When 4 B&GS closed, its fleet of aircraft consisted of 34 Avro Anson Mark I, 29 Bristol Bolingbroke Mark IVT, and 1 North American Harvard II. Bombing ranges were located near Melbourne, Frome, Tempo, and Dutton. A bombing range was also located on Lake Erie. A marine unit was based in Port Stanley.^[2][3]

The area is now a wildlife preserve called the "Fingal Wildlife Management Area". Wildlife habitat has been restored and area has been set aside for agricultural demonstration purposes. Interpretive trails with signage have been installed.