No. 7 N Course Port Albert, 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 No. 7 N Course Port Albert. There are two rows of men in uniform; the back row is standing and the front row is sitting on chairs outside on a boardwalk in front a building. There appears to be snow on the ground. None of the men are identified. Original negative (labelled a) accompanied by 3 sepia photographs with different exposures (labelled b - d). The photographs and negative were kept in a brown envelope with 'No. 7 N Course Port Albert 840 English Boys Port Albert group Velox no 3 25 sec Print 18 @ 45 [cents]' ..Object ID : A992.0003.106..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.106/A992.0003.106a ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.106a )
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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