Kincardine, Ontario
15 Elementary Flying Training School, Regina, Saskatchewan. Cornell aircraft 14493 and Cornell 14494, each carrying two airmen, were in a mid-air collision two miles west of the aerodrome at Regina. Leading Aircraftman Alexander and Pilot Officer L.C. Driscoll were both killed in aircraft 14493. The other aircraft and airmen landed safely.
Alexander, John Malcolm (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-28
Birth Date: 1924-February-12
Born: Kincardine Ontario
Parents: Son of Gordon and Mary Alexander, of Kincardine, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Kincardine, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
15 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Regina, Saskatchewan
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/220508
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Cornell 14493
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Cornell III serial:14493
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-October-28. They are: Cornell II s/n 14493, Cornell II s/n 14494.
This accident involved 4 people. Driscoll LC, Alexander JM, Paterson JA, Brooks PL
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Leonard Cornelius Edward Driscoll RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/25431 Cornell 14493, Leading Aircraftman John Malcolm Alexander RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/220508 Cornell 14493
Unit Desciption
15 EFTS (15 Elementary Flying Training School)
An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.
No. 15 EFTS Regina, Course 32, Aug. 1941
More information on RCAF Station Region can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Regina Saskatchewan
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Brora Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP