Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
15 Elementary Flying Training School, Regina, Saskatchewan. Cornell aircraft crashed.
Bishop, Denis Clive (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-27
Birth Date: 1916-August-04
Born:
Parents: Jack and Molly Bishop, of Winnipeg.
Spouse: Bernice N. Bishop, of Winnipeg.
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
15 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Regina, Saskatchewan
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/25805
Prev: R/157326
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Cornell 15148
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Cornell III serial:15148
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-27. Cornell II s/n 15148.
This accident involved 2 people. Bishop DC, Westgate MM
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Denis Clive Bishop RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/25805 Cornell 15148, Flying Officer Marion Mercedes Westgate RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/24609 Cornell 15148
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