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Trenton 50th Anniversary Committ, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. .

CFB Trenton 50th Anniversary Committee, 1981, Fine Hardcover / Very Good Dustjacket in Mylar, 160 pages, 8.5" x 10.75", slight edgewear on dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight.

Trenton, Ontario : CFB Trenton 50th Anniversary Committee, 1981. 160 pp, oblong 8vo (8 5/8" H x 10 1/2" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. "Ever since it was officially opened in 1931 the base of Trenton, Ontario has been the most important military airfield in Canada. It began as a flying training base and in the early war years was responsible for training flight instructors who in turn helped to train the thousands of pilots in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. After the war the base remained the home of Central Flying School and pilot training continued to be the primary activity. Post war expansion of commercial air traffic to and from Toronto gradually began to interfere with the freedom of movement of the trainers and in 1961 CFS was moved to the open skies of the prairies and Trenton became the home of Air Transport Command. Throughout its 50 year history many thousands of airmen and airwomen have lived and worked here. Countless thousands… Leer más

CFB Trenton 50th Anniversary Committee, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/good.