Central Region

Commonwealth War Graves

Gander Airport, an experimental flying station before WWII, was greatly expanded for the Atlantic Ferry Organization to transport aircraft to Europe. Some 10,000 aircraft flew through Gander during the war. Air-reconnaissance and defence forces were based at Gander, the headquarters of an anti-aircraft regiment of the Royal Canadian Army. Most of the 100 airmen buried here were killed in aircraft which crashed in this area during the war. A Graves Map is available from bwilliams@gandercanada.com