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1276:CFS Kamloops
1251:CFS Foymount
1145:CFB Winnipeg
1125:CFB St. Jean
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993:NDHQ Carling
980:Headquarters
948:All services
886:CFB Winnipeg
861:CFB Kingston
760:CFB Suffield
745:CFB Montreal
740:CFB Kingston
735:CFB Gagetown
730:CFB Edmonton
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1386:CFS Yorkton
1301:CFS Lowther
1271:CFS Holberg
1216:CFS Cobourg
1196:CFS Bermuda
1140:CFB Uplands
1135:CFB Toronto
1090:CFB Penhold
1080:CFB Moncton
1045:CFB Clinton
1030:CFB Chatham
1020:CFB Calgary
960:CFS Leitrim
890:CFD Dundurn
876:CFB Trenton
803:CFB Halifax
420:CFB Uplands
340: /
267:flying ace
265:World War I
150: /
125:Coordinates
1515:Categories
1366:CFS Sydney
1346:CFS Saglek
1341:CFS Ramore
1316:CFS Moisie
1306:CFS Masset
1286:CFS Ladner
1231:CFS Debert
1166:CFS Alsask
1105:CFB Rivers
1095:CFB Picton
1085:CFB Ottawa
1075:CFB London
924:Cartwright
846:CFB Gander
831:CFB Borden
725:CFB Borden
507:References
458:CFB Ottawa
138:75°38′34″W
135:45°27′37″N
955:CFS Alert
841:CFB Comox
818:Air Force
755:CFB Shilo
440:into the
1445:Category
1226:CFS Dana
1201:CFS Carp
1154:Stations
1070:CFB Lahr
939:Tukialik
469:Cold War
364:Surface
187:and the
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87:Operator
1006:Defunct
909:Big Bay
709:Current
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476:(CLC).
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358:Length
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325:45°28′N
181:Ontario
82:Summary
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620:20 May
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397:15/33
361:Width
299:using
297:Europe
177:Ottawa
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108:Opened
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369:9/27
790:Navy
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622:2014
571:ISBN
546:ISBN
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