Any guesses?

16 Aug 2015 20:25 #1 by HF Dave
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Probably rather a long shot, but any guesses as to the location of this photograph which shows my wife's Grandfather, presumably just after he joined the RAF c.1936.

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16 Aug 2015 21:42 #2 by OneEighthBit
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Can't help on the location but based on the date and what they're wearing I'd say it's one of the pre-war EFTS courses. That might narrow the options down a bit.

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17 Aug 2015 00:18 #3 by Peter Kirk
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Not service uniforms underneath so that backs up the EFTS theory. The building looks Art Deco in style so just need to match EFTS locations with the building style :)

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17 Aug 2015 08:07 #4 by John Anderson
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A university air squadron?

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17 Aug 2015 20:11 #5 by HF Dave
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Thank you for the helpful suggestions. Our understanding is that he applied to join the RAF immediately on leaving school, so that rules out the University option. He was from South London, but whether that makes any particular EFTS more likely, I don't know.

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21 Aug 2015 14:03 #6 by canberra
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My guess is Scone.

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17 Oct 2018 05:12 #7 by TerryClark
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Or maybe Yatesbury.

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17 Oct 2018 08:31 #8 by Bloodhound1949
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I think it may be at Ansty Aerodrome outside the old control tower which was in the art deco style.The airfield opened in 1935/6

and Air Service Training operated the flying school until the RAF took over.

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