Murrayville, British Columbia
Died in the Colonel Belcher Hospital, Calgary of peritonitis and appendicitis.
Bolton, Edward William Roberts (Leading Aircraftman)
Died 1943-April-06
Birth Date: 1921-December-12
Born:
Parents: Son of Capt. V. Bolton and of Mrs. Bolton, of Murrayville, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Murrayville, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. High River, Alberta
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot trainee
Service Numbers
R/75057
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-04-06
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Stranreer serial:955 - Crash Card
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-April-06. Stranreer s/n 955.
This accident involved 3 people. O'Neill JB, Killen AF, Broddy JM
Unit Desciption
5 EFTS (5 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.
RCAF Lethbridge AB
Established in 1940 at the present site of Lethbridge Airport CYQL.
More information on the RCAF Station at Lethbridge AB can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge AB
NO5 EFTS moved to High River AB 28 June 1941
RCAF.info - RCAF Station High River AB
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Frank Lake AB
Bomber Command Museum Of Canada
Project 44 BCATP
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy