The Blatchford Field in Edmonton became a very important centre
for the Allied war effort as it was situated in a geographically
significant location.
Blatchford Field was the host to several very important air
training schools for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
and was the gateway northward for the American military, the
Northwest Staging Route, the construction of the Alaska Highway,
and the centre for ferrying aircraft to Russia for the
Lend-Lease Program. It was also the airfield being used by one
of the largest aircraft repair depots in Canada, Aircraft Repair
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