Editing CFB Goose Bay (section)

{{short description|Royal Canadian Air Force base}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = CFB Goose Bay
| ensign = File:Air Force Ensign of Canada (1941-1968).svg
| ensign_size = 
| native_name = Goose Bay Airport;<br />CFS Goose Bay
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location = [[Happy Valley-Goose Bay]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| country = Canada
| image = CFB Goose Bay.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image2 = CFB Goose Bay 5 Wing crest.png
| image2_size = 120px
| caption = 
| pushpin_map = Canada Newfoundland and Labrador
| pushpin_map_alt = CYYR
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
| coordinates = {{coord|53|19|09|N|060|25|33|W|display=inline,title|type:airport_region:CA-NL}}
| type = Military / civilian
| code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US -->
| site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc -->
| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| ownership = [[Government of Canada]]
| operator = 5 Wing Ops Centre
| controlledby = <!-- such as RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force -->
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| condition = 
| site_other_label = Civilian operator
| site_other = Goose Bay Airport Corporation
| built = {{Start date|1941}} – {{End date|1943}}
| builder = {{air force|Canada|1924}}
| used = {{Start date|1941}} – present
| materials = 
| fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| battles = 
| events = 
| current_commander = Lieutenant-Colonel Aleem Sajan
| past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison = 5 Wing
| occupants = [[444 Combat Support Squadron]] <br /> 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight <br /> Forward Operating Location Goose Bay
| elevation = {{cvt|160|ft}}
<!-- begin airfield information  -->
| IATA = YYR
| ICAO = CYYR
| FAA = 
| TC = 
| LID = 
| GPS = 
| WMO = 71816
| r1-number = 08/26
| r1-length = {{cvt|11052|ft}}
| r1-surface = concrete with asphalt overlay
| r2-number = 15/33
| r2-length = {{Cvt|9584|ft}}
| r2-surface = concrete with asphalt overlay
| website = http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/5-wing/index.page?
| footnotes = Hosted deployments of units from:<br />
[[File:Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg|20px]] [[German Air Force|Luftwaffe]] 1980–2005<br />
[[File:Roundel of the Italian Air Force.svg|20px]] [[Aeronautica Militare]] 2001–2005<br />
[[File:Roundel of the Netherlands.svg|20px]] [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] 1985–2005
}}

{{Infobox military installation
| name = RAF(U) Goose Bay
| ensign =File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
| ensign_size =
| native_name = 
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location = 
| nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| country = 
| image = File:RAF Panavia Tornado GR1A.jpg
| alt = Royal Air Force [[Panavia Tornado]]s
| caption = Royal Air Force [[Panavia Tornado]]s
| image2 = File:RAF(U) Goose Bay badge.png
| image2_size = 120px
| alt2 = RAF(U) Goose Bay Leuchars badge
| caption2 = 
| type = Royal air force unit
| coordinates = 
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| pushpin_map = 
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| pushpin_label = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| ownership = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]
| operator = {{air force|UK}}
| controlledby =
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities - radar types etc -->
| site_area = 
| code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US -->
| built = {{Start date|1941}}
| used = 1942–{{End date|2005}}
| builder = 
| materials = 
| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate = 
* Transferred to the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] to become CFB Goose Bay 
| condition = Closed
| battles = 
| events = 
| current_commander = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders = 
| garrison = [[No. 1 Group RAF|No. 1 Group]]
| occupants = [[No. 14 Squadron RAF|No. 14 Squadron]]<br>[[No. 15 Squadron RAF|No. XV(R) Squadron]]<br>[[No. 17 Squadron RAF|No. 17 Squadron]]<br>[[No. 20 Squadron RAF|No. 20 Squadron]]<br>[[No. 25 Squadron RAF|No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron]]<br>[[No. 31 Squadron RAF|No. 31 Squadron]]<br>[[No. 617 Squadron RAF|No. 617 Squadron]]
| website = 
| footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
}}

{{Infobox military installation
| name =  Goose Air Force Base
| ensign = File:Roundel of the USAF.svg
| ensign_size =
| native_name = 
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location = 
| nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| country = 
| image = File:McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = USAF [[F-15]] at Goose AFB
| image2 = File:Goose Air Defense Sector - Emblem.png
| image2_size = 120px
| alt2 = Goose Air Defense Sector
| caption2 = 
| type = US Air Force Base
| coordinates = 
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| pushpin_label = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| ownership = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
| operator = {{air force|USA}}
| controlledby =
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities - radar types etc -->
| site_area = 
| code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US -->
| built = {{Start date|1941}}
| used = 1942–{{End date|1976}}
| builder = 
| materials = 
| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate = 
* Transferred to the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] to become CFB Goose Bay 
| condition = Closed
| battles = 
| events = 
| current_commander = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders = 
| garrison = [[Aerospace Defense Command]]<br /> [[Strategic Air Command]]<br /> [[Northeast Air Command]]<br>[[Goose Air Defense Sector]]<br>[[Air Transport Command]]
| occupants = [[21st Air Division]]<br>[[26th Air Division]]<br>[[37th Air Division]]<br>[[64th Air Division]]<br>[[95th Air Base Wing|95th Strategic Wing]]<br>[[4082d Strategic Wing]]<br>[[59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]]<br>[[641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron|641st Aircraft Control Squadron]]<br>[[4732d Air Defense Group]]<br>[[6603d Air Base Group]]<br>[[Twenty-First Air Force]]
| website = 
| footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
}}
[[File:RCAF Goose Bay.jpg|thumb|RCAF Goose Bay Station Headquarters c.1957]]
[[File:5 Wing Goose Bay.jpg|thumb|5 Wing Goose Bay]]
[[File:Luftwaffe Goose Bay.jpg|thumb|Luftwaffe [[Panavia Tornado|Tornados]] at CFB Goose Bay]]
[[File:BellCH-135TwinHuey135127.JPG|thumb|[[UH-1N Twin Huey|CH-135 Twin Huey]] from Base Rescue Goose Bay (later 444 Squadron)]]
[[File:AvroVulcanGooseBay.JPG|thumb|[[Avro Vulcan]] ''XL361'' on display at CFB Goose Bay]]
'''Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay''' {{airport codes|YYR|CYYR}}, commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of [[Happy Valley-Goose Bay]] in the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. It is operated as an air force base by the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF). Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 5 Wing, commonly referred to as 5 Wing Goose Bay.

The airfield at CFB Goose Bay is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as '''Goose Bay Airport'''. The airport is classified as an [[airport of entry]] by [[Nav Canada]] and is staffed by the [[Canada Border Services Agency]] (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle [[general aviation]] aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

The mission of 5 Wing is to support the defence of North American airspace, as well as to support the RCAF and allied air forces in training.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/5-wing/index.page |title=5 Wing Goose Bay |date=10 April 2013 |publisher=Canadian Royal Canadian Air Force |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=27 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227160327/http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/5-wing/index.page |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two units compose 5 Wing: [[444 Combat Support Squadron]] (flying the [[CH-146 Griffon]]) and 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight. CFB Goose Bay also serves as a forward operating location for RCAF [[CF-18 Hornet]] aircraft and the base and surrounding area is occasionally used to support units of the [[Canadian Army]] during training exercises.