Unknown Class Picture, about 1940-1945
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Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Unidentified group picture of airmen standing in front of an airplane outside on a runway in the winter. There are two rows of men, the back row is standing and the front row is sitting on a bench. '19' is written in the bottom corner. The negative was kept in a black unmarked envelope. ..Object ID : A992.0003.095..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.095/A992.0003.095 ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.095 )
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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