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Billington Funeral, November 19, 1943

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Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white image of a funeral in a cemetery. There are men in Fleet Air Arm uniforms standing at attention around the gravesite. Some of the men have removed their hats. There are other tombstone and crosses in the foreground. There are trees without leaves in the background. The negative (labelled a) was accompanied by one black and white print (labelled b). Both the negative and the print were stored in a white envelope with '162 Billington funeral' written on the envelope in blue ink...Object ID : A992.0003.310..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.310/A992.0003.310a ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.310a )

Goderich Airport (ICAO: CYGD), also known as Goderich Municipal Airport, is a registered aerodrome located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The aerodrome is best known as the home of Sky Harbour Aircraft, an aircraft paint shop. During World War II, Goderich Airport hosted No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing initial pilot training for aircrews using the Fleet Finch. No. 12 EFTS opened on October 14, 1940 and closed on July 14, 1944.

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goderich ontario royal canadian air force rcaf royal air force raf royal navy rn fleet air arm faa air bases british commonwealth air training plan world war ii 1939 1945 film negative funerals and memorials funeral canada aviation ww2 pilots 1940s 40s world war 2 wwii 1940 s
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1943
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The Sky Harbour

Goderich Airport is best known as the home of Sky Harbour Aircraft, an aircraft paint shop.
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Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol
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https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca
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This image is in the public domain in Canada. Credit to the collection of the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol.

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goderich ontario royal canadian air force rcaf royal air force raf royal navy rn fleet air arm faa air bases british commonwealth air training plan world war ii 1939 1945 film negative funerals and memorials funeral canada aviation ww2 pilots 1940s 40s world war 2 wwii 1940 s