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Sky Harbour EFTS No. 12 Class 11, about 1940-1943
Summary
Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white image of Sky Harbour No. 12 Elementary Flight Training School Class 11. Picture consists of three rows of men in uniform posing on a runway with an airplane in the background. The wings of two other airplanes are visible on the right and left hand sides of the picture. Back Row (left to right): Seward, Elwell, Biggs, Fling, Best, Irvine Middle Row: F.O. Webb, Turvey, H.D., Tovey, Templeton, Prentice, Tracey, MacGregor, Walker, Davis, Timberlake, Read [?], K[?], Potherary [?], Graham, G.A., Challenger, Teaver, Sgt. Elliot Front row: Plasent [?], Swann, Dashper, Rutherford, Bonia [?], Lister, Herbst [?], Gilles, Stewart, Clark, Graham, R.A., Miller, Pratt, Smith Sam Hanan not present when picture taken. Written on the back of the picture in blue pencil is '11 Sept 18'. Also written on the back in pencil is 'Sept 18'. The photograph was accompanied by 23 black and white photographs. All of the photographs were kept in a brown envelope with '1007 Wilson & Swanbergson' written on it in pencil and blue ink. ..Object ID : A992.0003.140..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.140/A992.0003.140 ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.140 )
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.[3]No. 12 EFTS opened on October 14, 1940 and closed on July 14, 1944.