11 Facts About CFB Trenton

In 1929,960 acres of farmland near CFB Trenton were purchased by the federal government to establish a Royal Canadian Air Force station to be called RCAF Station CFB Trenton.

CFB Trenton was intended as a smaller supporting base to RCAF Station Borden, which was the home of Canadian military aviation and a major training base at the time.

CFB Trenton was the largest training centre of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War.

CFB Trenton was home to RCAF 102 KU Flt - Central Air Command Composite during the war.

On February 2,1959, RCAF Station CFB Trenton became the destination for CF-105 Arrow 25204, flying from the Avro Canada manufacturing facility at Malton Airport.

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RCAF Station CFB Trenton became the home of training facilities for these aircraft.

RCAF Station Trenton was renamed Canadian Forces Base Trenton after the February 1,1968 merger of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form the Canadian Forces.

CFB Trenton has several recognized and classified Federal Heritage buildings on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings.

Primary lodger unit of CFB Trenton is 8 Wing, which operates several aircraft types, including CC-130 Hercules, CC-150 Polaris and CC-177 Globemaster III transport aircraft, the CH-146 Griffon search and rescue helicopters, and the CC-144 Challenger VIP transport aircraft.

CFB Trenton is home to other RCAF lodger units independent from 8 Wing including:.

CFB Trenton plays a key support role for the National Search and Rescue Program, being home to Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton which is jointly staffed by the RCAF and Canadian Coast Guard personnel who have responsibility for coordinating aircraft and marine rescue incidents in central and Arctic Canada.