"THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN" - Goderich
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N 43° 45.743 W 081° 42.634
17T E 442803 N 4845726
Located at Goderich airport (unofficially known as Sky Harbour), where No 12 Elementary Flying Training School operated between October 1940 and February 1944.
Waymark Code: WM2CG7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/11/2007
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The Elementary Flying Training School at Goderich gave a recruit 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a Finch trainer. Pilots who showed promise went on to advanced training at a Service Flying Training School.
There is a small museum in the terminal building dedicated to the students that trained there during the war.
Address or location of plaque: In front of the terminal building on the north side of Airport Road across from Mill Road
Physical location of plaque: Other location
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Sky Harbour airport is still in operation
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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