Plaque celebrates 75 anniversary of first flight at this station. A sub-committee of the Okotoks, Alberta, Historical Society organized a program to celebrate the occasion that included fly-by by a Stearman and a Cornell training aircraft like those that once operated on this base. The program included Calgary representatives of most of the many nations that had young men training here. The plaque was unveiled by Susan Cowan, the daughter of S/L Ron Watts, the Station's commander, F/L James Andrews, RAF, and S/L Rae Churchill, RCAF retired.
The plaque contains a brief history of the Station, the shields of both the RAF and the RCAF, as the base was built by the Canadian Government for England's Royal Air Force, a plan of the layout of the airfield and structures, and a depiction of the Cock O' The Walk Trophy won by the school in 1943. Other information includes the date of placement (June 15, 2016) a dedication to those who trained and served at the Station and those who died in the service of their country, and a reference to the funding provided by the Okotoks and District Historical Society for the cost of the plaque, its hosting structure, and the installation on site.
The plaque is located at the original main entry to the Station and in the near distance can be seen the guard house, motor pool buildings and the gun butt.
The field is now leased by the Alberta Motor Association and is used for training commercial drivers.
