Panckhurst, about 1943-1944, World War II photo
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Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white medium close up portrait of a man in a sailor's uniform. On the left hand sleeve there is patch that reads 'New Zealand' and beneath that is a patch with a picture of an anchor. The negative was kept in a small brown paper bag with '5875 Panckhurst, W.A. N.Z. 7064 Course 100 6 - 5 x 7 = $7.00 Dep. 3 - $5.00' written on it in black ink. ..Object ID : A992.0003.213..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.213/A992.0003.213 ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.213 )
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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