Burnsland Cemetery
37 SFTS, Calgary, Alberta.
Hardiman, James Valentine (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-August-28
Birth Date: 1917-May-23
Born:
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hardiman
Spouse: Edna Mary Hardiman, of Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
37 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
420664
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:8127
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-August-28. They are: Cessna Crane I s/n 8127, Harvard II s/n AJ796.
This accident involved 4 people. Ayton JL, Eckert MV, Hardiman JV, Major J
This accident had 3 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Jack Major RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1339948 Harvard AJ796,Leading Aircraftman Mostyn Vaughan Eckert RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1350866 Crane 8127, Sergeant James Valentine Hardiman RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:420664 Crane 8127
Unit Desciption
37 SFTS (37 Service Flying Training School)
Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.
There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.
Air Navigation Chart Calgary 1944
Noteable RAF Instructor pilots based at No. 37 SFTS during the war, was F/O Peter Middleton, the grandfather of Catherine Middleton who is now the Duchess of Cambridge and the wife of Prince William.
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