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| At the height of the [[First World War]], the Borden Military Camp opened at a location on a glacial [[moraine]] west of [[Barrie]] in 1916 to train units for the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]. It was named for Sir [[Frederick William Borden]], former [[Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada)|Minister of Militia]].<ref>[https://www.barrietoday.com/local-n...-canadian-forces-base-bordens-namesake-270691 Busting a myth about Canadian Forces Base Borden's namesake]</ref> In May 1916, the Barrie and Collingwood companies of the [[157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), CEF]] (perpetuated today by [[The Grey and Simcoe Foresters]]), under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D.H. MacLaren, began construction of the camp. Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military [[aerodrome]], becoming the first flying station of the [[Royal Flying Corps Canada]]. | At the height of the [[First World War]], the Borden Military Camp opened at a location on a glacial [[moraine]] west of [[Barrie]] in 1916 to train units for the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]. It was named for Sir [[Frederick William Borden]], former [[Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada)|Minister of Militia]].<ref>[https://www.barrietoday.com/local-n...-canadian-forces-base-bordens-namesake-270691 Busting a myth about Canadian Forces Base Borden's namesake]</ref> In May 1916, the Barrie and Collingwood companies of the [[157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), CEF]] (perpetuated today by [[The Grey and Simcoe Foresters]]), under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D.H. MacLaren, began construction of the camp. Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military [[aerodrome]], becoming the first flying station of the [[Royal Flying Corps Canada]]. |
| During the inter-war period, the aerodrome was used for pilot refresher training by the [[Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)|Canadian Air Force]], a part-time, non-permanent air militia that would evolve into the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). This air militia was short-lived, but pilot training resumed in 1923. The air force also conducted specialist courses. When the air force became “royal” in 1924, the station was renamed RCAF Station Camp Borden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skiesmag.com/news/rcaf-celebrates-centennial-with-monument-unveiling-at-cfb-borden/|title = RCAF Celebrates Centennial With Monument Unveiling at CFB Borden|date = 5 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Milberry |first= Larry |author-link= |date= 1984|title= Sixty Years—The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984 |url= |location= Toronto|publisher= Canav Books |page=42-43 |isbn= 0-9690703-4-9}}</ref> | During the inter-war period, the aerodrome was used for pilot refresher training by the [[Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)|Canadian Air Force]], a part-time, non-permanent air militia that would evolve into the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). This air militia was short-lived, but pilot training resumed in 1923. The air force also conducted specialist courses. When the air force became “royal” in 1924, the station was renamed RCAF Station Camp Borden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skiesmag.com/news/rcaf-celebrates-centennial-with-monument-unveiling-at-cfb-borden/|title = RCAF Celebrates Centennial With Monument Unveiling at CFB Borden|date = 5 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Milberry |first= Larry |author-link= |date= 1984|title= Sixty Years—The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984 |url= |location= Toronto|publisher= Canav Books |page=17,42-43 |isbn= 0-9690703-4-9}}</ref> |
| Camp Borden's training grounds were expanded in 1938 to house the Canadian Tank School. The [[Siskins]] were a RCAF aerobatic flying team that was established in 1929 at Camp Borden. | Camp Borden's training grounds were expanded in 1938 to house the Canadian Tank School. The [[Siskins]] were a RCAF aerobatic flying team that was established in 1929 at Camp Borden. |
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