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Trainees ReceiveExpert TrainingjU! ho thlt; arsuPfancaasFithti;wCMi'C£elPiSiThe War Emergency Training Centre No. 4 is developing a fine record for the high standard of trainees being turned out for the R.C.A.F. During the four months course in Medicine Hot the. men are trained along every line of grotind crew mechanics—from sewing patches on dilapidated wings to painting decorative insignia for aircraft identification. They are given expert instruction in sheet metal v/ork, rigging and fitting.At the front of each class room re charts showing the plane parts h; and their operation. Actual aircraft are used in demonstrating their use,Many of the tools used at the school arc made by the trainees themselves. Fine sets of calipers, set' fj squares and other precision instruments reveal the skill of these young airmen.At the present time there are 1H5 trainees at No, 4, many of whom ' h have already been outfitted with the n uniform of the R.C.A.F. Upon com- a pleting their course here, they are ^ tent to St. Thomas, Ontario, for basic training, and from here many obtain their qualifications for trades pay.Instructors at the centre include:I. C. Robertson, supervisor; J. Gibson, woodwork; J. Fuller, sheet metal; H. Anderson, assistant sheet metal; L. Kanneman. fitting instruc-no:Lntor; H. Ronncnburg, assistant fitting instructor; F-Sgt. O. White, liaison N.C.O.; L. Townsend, office and roc-cords; A. H. Holmes, theory of flight and rigging, and T. A. Bruce, assistant theory of flight instructor and physical training instructor. •,
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Medicine Hat Daily News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Thu, Jun 10, 1943
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