32 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF) (32 Elementary Flying Training School)
An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.
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1941-07-12 Primary Location Bowden AB Canada Closed now site of Bowden Prison medium security Federal prison
1941-07-12 Relief Field Netook AB Canada The aerodrome is now the Olds (Netook) Airport and is home to an Air Cadet Gliding Facility CFK6.