The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

In 1939, Prime Minister Mackenzie King had a dream which he believed was a sign of "the power of the airplane in determining ultimate victory" for the war effort. That dream became a reality in the form of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).

• The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
  
  
• The Agreement
  
  
• Nationality of BCATP Graduates (1940-1945)
  
  
• Categories of 131,553 Air Crew Graduates (Oct. 1940 - Mar. 1945)
  
  
• A Demanding Training Regime
  
  
• Community Connections
  
  
• An Economic Boom
  
  
• Civilians Doing Their Part
  
  
• Shaping Canada's Social Fabric
  
  
• Present-Day Reminders
  
  
• Suggested Reading
  
  
• Copyright Information