This scene was typical at Canadian bases during the war. Young men receive their wings, while around them stand Fairey Battles, a Harvard and an Oxford.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Fairey Battle - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

Harvard Is of No 2 Flying Training School at Brize Norton in the summer of 1940. Note the diamond-shaped gas panel below the canopy of the nearest aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

Two RCAF Harvards used for training RAF crews to fly under the Canada-based British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, a scheme which produced 137,000 aircrew during World War Two.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

An Airspeed Oxford three-seat advanced trainer waiting by the flarepath on a night training flight in 1941. The Oxford II, used mainly for pilot training, had the dorsal turret removed and was powered by two 370 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engines.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Oxford Mk V EB666 was part of a batch of Airspeed-built airframes that was sent to Canada and flown under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937