No. 4 Sky Harbour Class, about 1940-1943
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Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white image of Class 4 at No. 12 Elementary Flight Training School. There are two rows of men in uniform, the back row standing and the front row sitting, in front of an airplane on a wet and icy runway. Back Row (left to right): Stentiford, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Budden, ?, Parsons, White, Brown, ?, Parker, ?, Glazebrook, ?, Front Row (left to right): ?, Davies, Blakely, ?, ?, Myles, ?, Jordon, Steeves, Minnick, ?, ?, Pruitt, ?, Warriner, ? The negative was in a black envelope with 8 black and white photographic prints. '858 Sky Harbour No. 17 4' was written on the envelope in blue ink. ..Object ID : A992.0003.014..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.014/A992.0003.014 ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.014 )
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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