▁ ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁- ▁The ▁S . C . F . C . ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁aircraft ▁and ▁became ▁oper ational . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 3 – 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁- ▁Official ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁S . C . F . C . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁facilities ▁were ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁S . C . F . C . ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁publications ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁- ▁No . ▁ 9 ▁Element ary ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School ▁( E . F . T . S .) ▁ ▁Mur ton ▁A . ▁Se ym our , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁C ath ar ines ▁F lying ▁Club ▁( S . C . F . C .) ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁forming ▁the ▁Canadian ▁F lying ▁Club s ▁Association . ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁National ▁Def ence , ▁Ian ▁Al ist air ▁Mack en zie , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁government ▁support ▁air ▁training ▁through ▁existing ▁flying ▁clubs . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁many ▁flying ▁clubs , ▁including ▁the ▁S . C . F . C , ▁saw ▁their ▁resources ▁being ▁stretch ed ▁to ▁the ▁limit . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁new ▁members ▁hoping ▁to ▁gain ▁qual ifications ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁automatically ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁