[2] The aerodrome opened during World War II in 1940 under the auspices of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).

9 Service Flying Training School, which was located at nearby RCAF Station Summerside.

In September 1943, RCAF Station Mount Pleasant evolved from a relief field to a full training facility when it began hosting No.

[3] Aircraft used for this training include the Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke and Westland Lysander.

The airfield was constructed in the typical BCATP wartime pattern, with runways formed in a triangle.