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Originally Posted by David Dunlop
Grant. I was wondering where the heck that code ended up.
Turns out 'VC' and 'YVC' were originally assigned to RCAF Station Jericho Beach sometime in the 1920's, which was in the Vancouver area. Not sure when that Station ceased operations (I think it was a seaplane base for the most part), but when Vancouver Airport in Richmond opened, it was assigned 'YVR' and the old Jericho Beach code was dropped for Vancouver and I guess ultimately reassigned.
David
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Gentlemen…this is very interesting.
And explains a great deal .
Jericho Beach was a major West Coast RCAF base for many years.
When the harbour-side Seaplane hanger and ramp were closed…the City of Vancouver turned it into a park.
But the main base across the road remained in operation.
When I reported there during the 1980's…along with a lot of Reg Force stuff..…pretty much all the BC Mobile Command units were run out of there as well.
So makes perfect sense that during WW2 it would have built the airfields.
Here's a couple of RCAF Blackburn Sharks about to land at Jericho…
Part of the Pre-War build up of the Airforce.