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One may be surprised to learn that pilots who spent their whole day learning about planes would then choose to spend their Thursday evenings building smaller planes, but it is true. The No. 24 EFTS model club built model planes… 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 →