“Erks” learning their trade on tired Hawker Harts relegated from flying training to become ground instructional airframes. Pictured here are Harts M1500, M1498 and M1501.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

View of grounded and “clipped” Harts serving as instructional airframes to RAF erks. Following his stint of square-bashing at Cardington, the author went to No 4 School of Technical Training at St Athan for instruction as an aircraft mechanic and thence, as an AC2, to Cranwell.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Young hopefuls learning the rudiments of airframe maintenance - in this case a group selected by the Air Ministry for preparatory training with a university before entering the RAF. This particular airframe is probably an Avro Tutor.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929