On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:58:08 GMT, "Ed Majden"
wrote:

I expect all newly recruited pilots/aircrew would take training whether
they enlisted by coming up to Canada or going directly to Britain regardless
if they were trained.

American recruits, who normally always joined the RCAF after crossing
into Canadian territory, would receive their Elementary Flying
Training in Canada. In general the final stage of training at an
Operational Training Unit was the only one reserved for in-theatre
provision, e.g. RCAF aircrew posted to the UK would receive their
final operational training at an RAF OTU or HCU.

The only exceptions to this were a minute number of Americans who
volunteered for RAF service in the UK and were accepted for RAF
training in the UK, almost all of whom did so in 1939-40. After that
point, the majority of (but not all) aircrew were shipped abroad
(typically to Canada, South Africa or Rhodesia) to begin their
training in the EATS.

Gavin Bailey