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Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is an air force base located at the City of North Bay, Ontario about 350 km (220 mi) north of Toronto. The base is subordinate to 1 Canadian Air Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is the centre for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) operations in Canada, under the Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters, also in Winnipeg. It is also home to the 1 Air Force, Detachment 2 of the United States Air Force.
Entrance sign at main gate of CFB North Bay.
No photos were taken of the North Bay overflight; this image of the F.3 was shot shortly afterwards, upon arrival at the Red River, Manitoba. Department of National Defence photo.
Allied aircrew at North Bay's airport, 1943, part of their three- to four-week Royal Air Force trans-oceanic flying training. The vast Canadian wilderness served as an excellent and safe stand-in for the Atlantic Ocean.
Created in 1960 and authorized by Queen Elizabeth in 1961, it is the only Canadian Armed Forces badge that uses the logo of its neighbouring civilian community, specifically the City of North Bay's gateway.
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A Canadian Forces base or CFB is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units.
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