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3 unusual facts about Aldergrove


Aldergrove, British Columbia

The Royal Canadian Navy's primary communication station for the Pacific fleet is located at Naval Radio Site Aldergrove.

Aldergrove, County Antrim

The first jet aircraft to make a non-stop transatlantic flight flew from Aldergrove on 21 February 1951: An RAF English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 (serial number WD932) flown by Squadron Leader A Callard of the A&AEE flew to Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.

Lisburn–Antrim railway line

Speculation remains that the line could one day re-open under plans to operate a Belfast — Lisburn — Antrim — Belfast circular route, with the possibility of a station for Belfast International Airport which is close to the line at Aldergrove.


Andrew Burchill Lynch

Rich Coleman, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort Langley-Aldergrove, regarded Lynch's newsletter as "required reading" for MLAs.

British Columbia Highway 13

Highway 13 begins in the south at its connection to Washington State Route 539 at the international border, and follows 264th Street north for 7 km (4 mi) to its junction with Highway 1A at Aldergrove.

Henry Lafont

He moved to No. 1 School of Army Co-operation at Old Sarum on 29 July and then went to Odiham on 10 August where he flew 15 hours on Tiger Moths and Hectors.He was posted to 6 OTU, Sutton Bridge on the 19 August, converting to Hurricanes and joined No. 245 Squadron at Aldergrove on 11 September.

Willowbrook Shopping Centre

These routes run from Langley City, southern Langley or Aldergrove to Surrey Central Station of the SkyTrain system.


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