
Flying Instructors, about 1940-1945
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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 group of civilian flying instructors dressed in uniform. The picture was taken outside and there is a Fleet Finch airplane parked behind them. Back Row (left to right): Herb Davidson, Jack Simpson, Jack Hoult, Bud Reynolds, Roy Pinder, Ted Snider, Vernon Wagner, Jack Pequegnat, Len Fitton Front Row (left to right): Larry Snider, Tyson Noble, Bob MacIntyre, Jack Cochrane, Harvey MacPherson (Chief Flying Instructor), Ken 'Mother' Martin, George Nelson, Perry Seeler, Arnold Wettlaufer There are two negatives (labelled a & b) ..Object ID : A992.0003.086..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.086/A992.0003.086b ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.086b )
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.
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