T-6 Texan Nato Flight Trainer 1950 - 1960
As the Cold War deepened, at a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Committee in Paris in November 1949, Canada offered to train aircrew for NATO member countries.
On 7 October 1950, the first group, five Norwegians, nine Italians and seven Belgians arrived at Summerside, P.E.I. By the time the agreement was terminated in 1958, 5,575 had trained in Canada, and more trained after that time under agreements with individual member states. Although on a smaller scale in a rapidly-growing nation, this was reminiscent of the BCATP and Royal Flying Corps Canada.
T-6 Texan Nato Flight Trainer 1950 - 1960
As the Cold War deepened, at a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Committee in Paris in November 1949, Canada offered to train aircrew for NATO member countries.
On 7 October 1950, the first group, five Norwegians, nine Italians and seven Belgians arrived at Summerside, P.E.I. By the time the agreement was terminated in 1958, 5,575 had trained in Canada, and more trained after that time under agreements with individual member states. Although on a smaller scale in a rapidly-growing nation, this was reminiscent of the BCATP and Royal Flying Corps Canada.