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Staff of the Cap-de-la-Madeleine Flying School (1944)

Black and white photograph showing women contributing to the war effort. On the right, several women are sitting at tables where they are typing letters. On the left, one woman is sitting at a desk covered with papers and another is looking through a filing cabinet. At the back, a man standing at a desk can be seen through the open door of an adjoining room.
Appartenance Mauricie Société d’histoire régionale, Le Nouvelliste Fonds (N2752-006). Unknown photographer.
During World War II, Cap-de-la-Madeleine Airport was transformed into a flying school for student pilots from Canada and Allied countries. In 1944, the women pictured were contributing to the war effort by performing office work at the facility.