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Old 16-05-2008, 12:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Commonwealth Air Training Museum

I thought I would post some pics from the Commonwealth Air Training Museum.
It's located in Brandon, Manitoba, in Canada {probably off the beaten path for most of you!
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Canadian built "Bolingbroke"

{a version of the Bristol Blenhiem}
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Another common twin-engine, the Avro Anson
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A Fairey Battle undergoing restoration.
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Nice pictures Freebird. This is where my father trained and had his first flight on the Fairey Battle.

Bill and SueOn Hillman have given me authority to use any of their material in my book. They have a wonderful website as well.

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