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Object description
Chinese Air Force trainees undergoing elementary flying training at an airfield in India, possibly in Lahore.
Full description
Chinese trainees working on an aeroengine. A Hawker Hurricane, serial AG193, with trainees at work; the aircraft is fitted with blinds over the exhausts. Chinese trainee in cockpit. Interior; sheet metal workshop with trainee working on propeller boss. Other trainees at work at clamps on a workbench. Chinese pilot cadets marching past camera. They approach their aircraft, Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplanes. On parade; their Chief Instructor addresses them. Chinese flag is hoisted. Airmen cheering. Interior shots; a lecture in progress. Chinese commandant and RAF liaison officer in discussion in an office. Close-up Chinese commandant. Close-up RAF liaison officer. Cadets strapping on their parachutes and boarding their aircraft. Aerial shots of Chinese aircraft in formation. Formation fly-over. Bugler playing. Various shots of Chinese airmen doing rhythmic physical training. Chinese flag flying. Moving shot from a jeep along line of aircraft. Instructor briefing cadets. Starting aircraft engines. Aircraft taxiing out.
Physical description
35mm
