P00956.004
Photograph P00956.004 Second World War, 1939-1945WESTERN JUNCTION, TASMANIA, 1941-02. TIGER MOTH BIPLANE AIRCRAFT USED FOR TRAINING AT RAAF NO. 7 ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL (7 EFTS) (DONOR: L. WATSON) A - TIGER MOTH
UK0628 Accession Number: UK0628
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WOODLEY, ENGLAND. 1943-10-04. SOME OF THE TRAINING AIRCRAFT AT A FLYING INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL IN THE UK. THE VETERAN TIGER MOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS STILL IN PRODUCTION FOR TRAINING PURPOSES, IS WELL IN EVIDENCE. MILES MASTERS AND MILES MAGISTERS ARE THE OTHER TYPES OF AIRCRAFT IN USE ON THIS STATION, WHERE POTENTIAL INSTRUCTORS FOR ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOLS (EFTS) ARE TRAINED. IN PEACETIME MANY AUSTRALIANS CAME TO THIS STATION TO BE INSTRUCTED PRIOR TO TAKING SHORT TERM COMMISSIONS WITH THE RAF. A FEW RAAF PILOTS STILL PASS THROUGH AS EFTS INSTRUCTORS.
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