<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Mary Pickford (in the white suit) entertains young Royal Air Force students at Pickfair, Beverly Hills, 1944 </title> <atom:link href="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/08/28/mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/08/28/mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:20:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: Martin Turnbull </title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/08/28/mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944/#comment-396856</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:20:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=18679#comment-396856</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/08/28/mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944/#comment-396855">Gail Lofdahl</a>. Thank you for all that, Gail. All of that makes perfect sense.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/08/28/mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944/#comment-396855">Gail Lofdahl</a>.</p> <p>Thank you for all that, Gail. All of that makes perfect sense.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Gail Lofdahl </title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/08/28/mary-pickford-in-the-white-suit-entertains-young-royal-air-force-students-at-pickfair-beverly-hills-1944/#comment-396855</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gail Lofdahl]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 06:12:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=18679#comment-396855</guid> <description><![CDATA[During WWII, there were four civilian flying schools in Southern California contracted to US and foreign militaries to provide flight training for military cadets. They were operated by Cal-Aero Flight Academy, headquartered at Glendale's Grand Central Air Terminal. Those at the Polaris Academy at War Eagle Field in Lancaster were primarily British. Not only was the weather better for training in SoCal, there wasn't a war going on (the Battle of Britain) and fuel was more readily available. And that explains what British cadets were doing in Mary Pickford's swimming pool.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During WWII, there were four civilian flying schools in Southern California contracted to US and foreign militaries to provide flight training for military cadets. They were operated by Cal-Aero Flight Academy, headquartered at Glendale’s Grand Central Air Terminal.<br /> Those at the Polaris Academy at War Eagle Field in Lancaster were primarily British. Not only was the weather better for training in SoCal, there wasn’t a war going on (the Battle of Britain) and fuel was more readily available. And that explains what British cadets were doing in Mary Pickford’s swimming pool.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>