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Old 22nd Dec 2016, 17:33
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India Four Two
 
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That's it, well done!

http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/bcatpcalgary.html

The picture is looking towards the SE, with Glenmore Reservoir in the background. On GE, the only evidence left is the smallest of the five hangars in the row, plus the one at an angle behind that. The main ramp is also still extant. If you go back to the 2008 imagery, you can see all the hangars.

The base closed in the sixties, but my gliding club operated there for a while after that. On the left edge of the photo is Currie Barracks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Currie). It was closed in 1998 as part of budget cutbacks. There is now no regular army presence in Calgary.

The airfield is now the home of Mount Royal University and all the open ground in the photo is now covered in houses. The reservoir is about 3 nm from downtown. The edge of the city is now 12 nm out!

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