Requires only a simple field calculation to determine the Final, which is a little over 275 m away.
Go to the plaque at the posted coordinates (Important as there are many plaques, with dates, here.) From the correct plaque calculate the absolute difference between the two years mentioned and then divide the result by 1000.
e.g. A = (19??-19??/1000)
FINAL is at N43 38.065 - A, W79 24.084 + A
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Little Norway refers to a WWII pilot training base of the Royal Norwegian Air Force at this location.
When Nazi Germany attacked Norway on 9 April 1940, with only a small number of modern aircraft on order from US manufacturers taken on charge, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF) was unable to mount a sustained defense. Following the defeat of the Norwegian forces, the King, key members of the government and military left Norway in June 1940.
Arrangements were made to transfer Norwegian pilots to a North American headquarters while various locations were considered, a base around the Toronto Island Airport in Canada was chosen. Once the base was established, young Norwegians migrated to the site to enroll in the RNAF in Canada.
The "Little Norway" camp was officially opened on 10 November 1940, located in the bay area of Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario. Its first commander was Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen. Major Ole Reistad took over early 1941. In May 1942, the training camp was moved to a 430-acre (1.7 km2) site in Muskoka, about 79 miles (127 km) north of Toronto.
In total during the war, over 2,500 Norwegian airmen of all categories (pilots, navigators and mechanics) were trained in the various bases of "Little Norway".
In 1976, a 3,000 pound boulder from Norway was transported to the location to serve as a permanent monument to the time when the Norwegian Air Force trained there. It was unveiled by Crown Prince Harald of Norway on September 18, 1976. The base's location was cleared and in the 1980s, an apartment complex was built along the western shore. The rest of the former base was converted into a park and opened in 1986. The park was officially dedicated Little Norway Park in December 1987, in a ceremony featuring King Olav V of Norway on November 20, 1987. A flagpole base is all that remains of the original camp and has a plaque at its base explaining the significance of the park and its history.
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