The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Calgary, Alberta Canada, January 1945: The men from "down under" of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan receive training and get their wings before returning home to be posted. Ten thousand Australians and six thousand seven hundred and forty seven New Zealanders received their entire training in Canada as well as 1200 who after basic training in Australia finished their general and operational training here. The first British Commomwealth Air Training Plan (BCAT) Plan was signed on 17 December 1939, the second in July 1942, to last until 31 March 1945. Thousands of students have been trained - boys from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Bermuda, India... from all over the Empire and many volunteers from the United States. Identified personnel: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Gerald Saull Of Montreal, O51082 Frank Sharp of Perth, WA, Frank Trotter of New Zealand, 440082 LAC Francis Neville (Frank) Minjoy, 431751 LAC Geoffrey Garde of Melbourne, Vic, Pilot Officer Jack Berry with Canadian girl.
Opening scene shows four Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) Leading Aircraftmen in front of Mr & Mrs Wize's home at 9918 115th Street Edmonton Alberta Canada. The airmen were stationed at No. 3 Manning
The Chinook is a warm wind which periodically blows over the Rockies and rapidly raises the temperature, melting the snow in a few days. The warm wind pushes back the cold air and snow cloud and forms
Studio portrait of 411639 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Frederick George Pike RAAF, 3 Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Flying Training School. LAC Pike enlisted in Sydney, NSW, on 24 May 1941. On 22 Februa
McLEOD, ALBERTA, CANADA. C.1941. FROM QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA THESE EIGHT YOUNG AIRMEN WERE SENT TO CANADA AS PART OF AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN. THEY RECEIVE
CANADA. (LAC). LEADING AIRCRAFTMEN KINNANE OF ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND LAC L. W. SCOTT OF SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, (TWO ON LEFT) HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR PILOT'S WINGS FROM SIR WILLIAM GLASGOW A
Personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) undergoing training at No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta, within a few miles of the famed Canadian Rockies, the mountains in t
