Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Namao (/ n ə ˈ m eɪ. oʊ /) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. [2] It is at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway 28, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Edmonton's city limits. It was the namesake of RCAF Station Namao, now CFB Edmonton, which is directly south of the hamlet.
The squadron was re-formed in 1946 flying the B-25 Mitchell in the tactical bomber role from the Edmonton Municipal Airport. It moved to RCAF Station Namao in 1955. In 1958, 418 was redesignated as a light transport and search and rescue unit.
The history of CFB Edmonton begins at an airfield called Blatchford Field, [7] a few kilometres south from where CFB Edmonton would eventually be established. The airfield was established in 1927 as a private and commercial interest by bush pilots, with support from the Mayor of Edmonton, airfield namesake Kenny Blatchford, opening a few months after he ended his term as mayor with his ...
Edmonton City Centre Airport (ECCA), (IATA: YXD, ICAO: CYXD) was an airport within the city of Edmonton, in the Canadian province of Alberta. It was bordered by Yellowhead Trail to the north, Kingsway to the south, 121 Street to the west, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Jefferson armouries to the east. It encompassed ...
The Edmonton City Centre Airport is being redeveloped into a sustainable community of 30,000 ... as CFB Namao (now CFB Edmonton/Edmonton Garrison), it was a major air ...
Namao may refer to: CFB Edmonton , a Canadian Forces Base in Sturgeon County adjacent to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located in the hamlet of Namao. Namao, Alberta , a hamlet in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
FILE - Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) prior to a face-off during an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in St. Louis.
CFB Edmonton, Sturgeon County 53°40′28″N 113°27′41″W / 53.67444°N 113.46139°W / 53.67444; -113.46139 ( CFB Airport was closed in 1994, but continued operation as Edmonton/Namao Heliport