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Vintage Trainers Photograph by Doug Matthews

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Comments (4)

Lesley Wood

Lesley Wood

Great capture and composition, Doug!! I can almost imagine my Dad flying in one of these while he was training in Canada. Such a beautiful plane.

Doug Matthews replied:

Thanks, Lesley. All the best for Christmas and New Year's.

Lesley Wood

Lesley Wood

There is definitely a book in the making. My father trained in glider planes and got his glider's pilot's license while waiting to join the RAF. Like I said, he was in a reserve occupation, so I think this was frustrating for him because he had the calling to fly. I have some memorabilia connected to his training and, by the way, he was also a photographer. It often talked about the family he lived with in Canada, and some of his old photos were taken with those family members. Season's Greetings!

Lesley Wood

Lesley Wood

My father joined the RAF as a pilot/navigator. He did all his training in Canada during WW II--taking the Queen Mary to NY and then traveling to Canada by rail. He trained in Tiger Moths, Spitfires, and the Lancaster Bomber. He was a true Renaissance Man. As a aircraft design engineer, he moved his family to the United States in the late 1960s after accepting a position at Boeing. Prior to joining the RAF, he had a reserved occupation status as a designer/draftsman. For his 76th birthday in 1999, I arranged for him to take a refresher flight training. A WW II Veteran, he passed away in 2015. I thought you might find this interesting. By the way, my mother served four years in the Royal Army Corps--ATS as a payroll officer. My grandfather served as an Air Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps in WW I. I have one vintage photo of him wearing his uniform.

Doug Matthews replied:

Lesley, thank you for writing about your family's interesting history with aircraft. My father had a similar story except he was Canadian but did train on Tiger Moths. He did not carry on in the aero industry but I did, joining the RCAF. That and what followed are too long a story to post here : )

Steve Gass

Steve Gass

Wow, impressive find Doug, nice work.

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