North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Warrant Officer 1st Class Vivian Gordon Harris Archibald and Pilot Officer Adrian James Goldie (RAF) were both killed when Anson aircraft FP 845 caught fire and crashed three and one half miles east of the aerodrome at Claresholm.
Archibald, Vivian Gordon Harris (Warrant Officer 1)
Killed in Flying Accident 1945-February-07
Birth Date: 1915-February-27
Born:
Parents: Son of Judson and Ilah Marie Archibald, of North Battleford. Plan
Spouse:
Home: North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
15 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Claresholm, Alberta
Rank
Warrant Officer 1
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/62035
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson FP845
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:FP845
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-February-07. Anson II s/n FP845.
This accident involved 2 people. Archibald GV, Goldie AJ
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Adrian James Goldie RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:188945 Anson FP845, Warrant Officer 1 Vivian Gordon Harris Archibald RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/62035 Anson FP845
Unit Desciption
15 SFTS (15 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.
SFTS15 Patch
For More Information on RCAF Station Claresholm see here
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15 SFTS Claresholm History
Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Southern Alberta
BCMC Claresholm History
Bomber Command Museum of Canada - 14 SFTS Claresholm AB
Wings Over Claresholm Alberta Video
Project 44 BCATP
YouTube - Wings over Claresholm