Chinese Air Force trainees undergoing elementary flying training at an airfield in India, possibly in Lahore.

Chinese trainees working on an aeroengine. A Hawker Hurricane, serial AG193, with trainees at work; the aircraft is fitted with blinds over the exhausts. Chinese trainee in cockpit. Interior; sheet metal workshop with trainee working on propeller boss. Other trainees at work at clamps on a workbench. Chinese pilot cadets marching past camera. They approach their aircraft, Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplanes. On parade; their Chief Instructor addresses them. Chinese flag is hoisted. Airmen cheering. Interior shots; a lecture in progress. Chinese commandant and RAF liaison officer in discussion in an office. Close-up Chinese commandant. Close-up RAF liaison officer. Cadets strapping on their parachutes and boarding their aircraft. Aerial shots of Chinese aircraft in formation. Formation fly-over. Bugler playing. Various shots of Chinese airmen doing rhythmic physical training. Chinese flag flying. Moving shot from a jeep along line of aircraft. Instructor briefing cadets. Starting aircraft engines. Aircraft taxiing out.

Notes

The dopesheet for this film has been censored and the location struck out, as have the names of the Chinese and British officers seen together. The Imperial War Museum holds another film on this subject, shot by the Royal Air Force Film Production Unit at the North India Flying Club in Lahore.

Series note: The MWY series of films is believed to be part of a ‘pool’ of film received by the Government of India from various sources, including South East Asia Command, the Indian Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate, the Ministry of Information, and from Allied governments. This footage would have been considered for editing and release through the Indian Newsreel Parade; see INR series.