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Little Norway, officially Flyvåpnenets Treningsleir, was a Norwegian Army Air Service/Royal Norwegian Air Force training camp in southern Ontario during the Second World War.
A Norwegian guard at the camp gate in November 1940.
Fairchild PT-26 in the colour scheme used in the Little Norway training camp, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Closeup of Fairchild PT-26 nose art
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, also known as Toronto Island Airport, is an airport of entry located on the Toronto Islands, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The airport primarily serves short-haul fli
Little Norway
…Britain. Arrangements were made to transfer Norwegian pilots to a North American headquarters. Various locations were considered, and a base around the Toronto Island Airport in Toronto was chosen. Once the base was established, young Norwegians migrated to the site to enroll in the Royal Norwegian Air Forces (RNAF). In 1939…
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport as seen from CN Tower in 2026
Aerial view from the southwest.
Aerial view of the airport site in 1937, prior to construction. Hanlan's baseball stadium is visible to middle right.