Brighton, William Lawrence (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-30
Birth Date: 1921-June-07
Born:
Parents: Son of Charles Alfred Clement and Margaret Brighton, of South Perth, Western Australia.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
15 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Claresholm, Alberta
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
427842
Claresholm Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:7285
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-October-30. They are: Anson II s/n 7285, Anson II s/n 7285.
This accident involved 1 person. Brighton WL
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman William Lawrence Brighton RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:427842 Anson 7285
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
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