month April 2024
Held each Monday, the school council meeting was a administrative group focused on the station and its personnel. It made decisions on things like constructing a women’s lounge, parking, and other general station questions.
Run every second Monday in the station library, the discussion group focused on topics like how pilots would eventually return to civilian life (hopefully). The First World War had left Canada struggling to maintain its economy, so many were worried… Continue Reading →
Trainees were expected to be in good physical condition, both for air force regulations and to handle the rigors of wartime aviation. This meant daily workouts and calisthenics classes were a minimum. Besides these trainees were highly encouraged to participate… Continue Reading →
This training would look quite different depending on which era of the station we are talking about. For No. 24 EFTS the pilots would fly smaller Cornell planes, and would have much more direct teaching from the flight instructors. During… Continue Reading →
This is when pilots would learn the theoretical aspects of flying a plane during a war. Trainees would have gone to an initial training school before coming to No. 24 EFTS, so they would know some of the technicalities behind… Continue Reading →