operated nonstop flights to Moncton and the Magdalen Islands as well as direct service via a stop in Charlottetown to Halifax; Sydney, NS; Deer Lake, NL; Gander, NL; and St. John's, NL with Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft and Handley Page Dart Herald turboprop aircraft. Current use The entire property including airfield, housing units, hangars and support structures was renamed Slemon Park and was transferred to a local development authority named "Slemon Park Corporation". Today the site is host to a mix of public and private sector operations, including Vector Aerospace and several other aerospace companies. Employment at Slemon Park facilities now exceeds pre-1991 levels. The airfield remains active as the Summerside Airport. Though the airfield has the longest runways in the province, it only supports general aviation with the closest scheduled passenger airline flights being offered via the Charlottetown Airport. During its existence as an air force base, CFB Summerside was jurisdictionally situated in the township of Lot 17. In the 1995 municipal amalgamation that saw the city of Summerside created, the city's municipal boundary was extended to divide the former base, with the Summerside Airport and the industrial facilities of Slemon Park remaining in Lot 17, while the residential area of Slemon Park was placed within the city of Summerside. Incidents and accidents On 31 March 1977, a Canadair CP-107 Argus maritime patrol aircraft crashed while attempting to land at the base. Of the 16 crew members on board, three were killed. On 24 May 1986, a CF-18 fighter jet attached to 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at CFB Bagotville crashed into Malpeque Bay shortly after taking off from CFB Summerside, killing the pilot, Captain Tristan De Koninck. It was the third crash of a CF-18. References External links History and Heritage of Canada's Air Force Slemon Park Corporation Royal Canadian Air Force stations Canadian Forces bases in Canada (closed) Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Defunct airports in Prince Edward Island Buildings and structures in Summerside, Prince Edward Island 1941 establishments in Canada 1991 disestablishments in Canada Military history of Prince Edward Island Military airbases in Prince Edward Island