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Paulson, Manitoba

Coordinates: 51°6′55″N 99°55′58″W / 51.11528°N 99.93278°W / 51.11528; -99.93278
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Paulson
Paulson is located in Manitoba
Paulson
Paulson
Location of Paulson in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°6′55″N 99°55′58″W / 51.11528°N 99.93278°W / 51.11528; -99.93278[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
MunicipalityRM of Dauphin
RegionParkland
Elevation287 m (942 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDST)
Area code204

Paulson is a locality in Manitoba, Canada.[1] It is located 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Dauphin and 186 miles (299 km) northwest of Winnipeg.

Paulson lies within the Rural Municipality of Dauphin.

Royal Canadian Air Force

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RCAF Station Paulson was the site of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery School during World War II.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paulson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  2. ^ At geographic coordinates, per Google Earth
  3. ^ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945 (PDF). Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. p. 205. ISBN 0-660-11443-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2019.