File:Photograph of the Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque commemorating the location of Camp Rathbun. The plaque is situated on Boundary Road, Deseronto. Taken in 2004. (3722196535).jpg

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English: Photograph of the Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque commemorating the location of Camp Rathbun. The plaque is situated on Boundary Road, Deseronto. Taken in 2004.

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"CAMP RATHBUN
In 1917 the Royal Flying Corps opened two airfields in Deseronto for training Canadian, American and British Aviators. Camp Rathbun was located here on 250 acres of farmland formerly owned by the Rathbun family. The aerodrome had unpaved runways, nine hangars for storing Curtiss JN4 biplanes,barracks and classrooms. Another RFC aerodrome, Camp Mohawk, was situated five kilometers west of Deseronto. Other RFC airfields opened at Camp Borden and in the vicinity of Toronto at Long Branch, Leaside, and Armour Heights. When the First World War ended on November 11,1918, ArmisticeDay, Camp Rathbun closed.
Town of Deseronto

Ontario Heritage Foundation"
Date Taken in 2004
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/3722196535/
Author Deseronto Archives
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  • Military training
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  • memorials
  • 2000s
  • World War I
Camera location44° 12′ 14.75″ N, 77° 02′ 32.25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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