How Canada Trains Her Fighting Aircrews
A flowchart traces aircrew from recruiting centre through manning depot and trade schools to an overseas pool, with wing badges for six aircrew trades. It is mainly an instructional chart; the only persuasive element is the virtue language in the captions ('the guardian of his crew mates', 'a trained, efficient crew ready for active service').
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F. Poster #12)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Mackenzie King Government
- Leader
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- War and the military, Science and technology
- Event
- World War II
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision (Canadian wartime poster, no rights statement)
Royal Canadian Air Force, National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-626.
Text on the object
HOW CANADA TRAINS HER FIGHTING AIRCREWS RECRUITING CENTRE: Application, Interviews, Enlistment, Classification Test, Medicals MANNING DEPOT: 1. Reception Wing - Documentation, Kitting, Aircrew Selection, Inoculation; 2. Training Wing - Drill and P.T.; 3. Disposal Wing - Waiting for Posting; 4. Visual Link Trainer TOUR OF GROUND DUTIES: Preparatory, Ground Courses, Tarmac Duties WIRELESS OPERATOR A.G. - The voice and ears of the crew NAVIGATOR - He charts the course his crew will fly PILOT - Takes them there and brings them back AIR BOMBER - Over the target success of the flight is in his hands AIR GUNNER - The guardian of his crew mates WIRELESS SCHOOL; INITIAL TRAINING SCHOOL; GUNNERY TRAINING SCHOOL; NAVIGATION TRAINING SCHOOL; ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL; BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL; SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL; AIR OBSERVER SCHOOL OVERSEAS POOL A TRAINED, EFFICIENT CREW READY for ACTIVE SERVICE * A NON-ENLISTMENT CATEGORY R.C.A.F. POSTER #12 [badges:] PILOT; FLIGHT ENGINEER*; AIR GUNNER; WIRELESS OPERATOR A.G.; NAVIGATOR; AIR BOMBER
