RAF Cricket Team, about 1941-1945
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Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white image of RAF Cricket Team. There are three rows of men in uniforms or Cricket Whites; the back row is standing, the middle row is sitting on chairs, and the front row is sitting cross-legged on the floor. Two of the men are holding trophies. None of the men are identified. Original negative (labelled a) accompanied by a black and white photograph (labelled b). The photograph and negative were kept in a brown envelope with a nearly identical negative and photograph. '960 RAF Cricket Team' is written in pencil on the original envelope. ..Object ID : A992.0003.109..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.109/A992.0003.109a ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.109a )
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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