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No. 6 Sky Harbour Class, about 1940-1943

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No. 6 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 6 of No. 12 Elementary Flight Training School. There are three rows of men in uniform. The two back rows are standing and the front row is sitting on a runway with at least 2 airplanes visible in the background. Back Row (left to right): Welch, Watson, Giles, ?, Kruidenier [?], ?, Mothony Middle Row (left to right): Weber, W.F. Brown, Sherman, ?, Mercer, Lancaster, Hicks, ?, Parsons, Stocks, Gerwich, L. Hirrondelle [?], McCullough Front Row (left to right): Crosse, Vallance, Wilson, G.W. Brown, Copeland, 'P.O.' Swansbergson, Rioux, Vayney, ?, Chipman There are 4 black and white photographs with different exposures (labelled a-d) and 2 negatives (labelled e and f). The photographs were in a brown envelope with '871 No 21 Sky Harbor' written in blue ink and '6' written in blue pencil. ..Object ID : A992.0003.017..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.017/A992.0003.017e ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.017e )

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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1940 - 1943
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Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol
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This image is in the public domain in Canada. Credit to the collection of the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol.

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