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
Elevation
[2]
287 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

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

References

  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.
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