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Women Mechanics at Cap-de-la-Madeleine Airport (1944)

Black and white photograph showing five women mechanics in a hangar, where they are working on an airplane. A sixth person is sitting in the cockpit.
Appartenance Mauricie Société d’histoire régionale, Le Nouvelliste Fonds (N2752-001). Unknown photographer.
In 1940, a flying school was opened at Cap-de-la-Madeleine Airport to train student pilots from Allied countries. In 1944, women were playing multiple roles at the facility, including as mechanics.