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I noticed a couple of airports, The Pas Airport and Medicine Hat Airport, where you added in the war time runways. I just wanted to check with you that the reference did on use the leading 0 as in 2R/20L because it is unusual for Canadian airports to drop that. I could understand The Pas as it was built by the US. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 07:35, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In this edit, you used a {{coord}} template with malformed values for the coordinates (0254 for minutes of longitude is greater than the maximum value of 59). I've attempted a fix, but I can't really tell whether the longitude was, perhaps, a malformatted attempt to use decimal coordinates—and if so, why the latitude was not also given in decimal coordinates. Could you please check the source you cited, Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases, Vol. 2, and make sure that the coordinates in the article match those given there? Deor (talk) 17:05, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry about that I copied the info from another article that I was working on. Then changed the data to reflect the correct page in the reference. Accidently inserted vice overwrote. Thanks for picking it up. Corrected now.Mech1949 (talk) 17:15, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks for your prompt attention to this. Deor (talk) 17:34, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Would you please supply a citation for the 1942 RCAF Pilot's Handbook? By this I mean library and library
call number where you found the handbook. Here's an example from the University of Guelph, McLaughlin Library:
Lougheed, E. C. (2002).No. 4 Wireless School At Guelph, 1941-1945. Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. RE1 UOG A1642
This is the citation for an essay. "RE1 UOG A1642" is the call number. Thanks SteveTheAirman (talk) 21:38, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for picking up the error, it has been fixedMech1949 (talk) 17:30, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Do you have any information on your sources on where exactly RCAF Station Halifax was located? Was it at the same location as Chebucto Field in West End, or different? Asking because it is one of the few redlinked stations left. Kges1901 (talk) 19:27, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
So, I have done some initial digging online and in my references at work, as so far, nothing. I will do some more digging. Mech1949 (talk) 22:27, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the ORBs for Nos. 2 and 3 Squadrons, I suspect it ended up being the same thing as the civil airport, which would be Chebucto Field, so I have an answer now. Kges1901 (talk) 21:35, 24 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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