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Brownlee, Edith Mary (Leading Aircraftwoman)

Died 1943-October-10

Birth Date: 1920-September-23 (age 23)

Born: Rycroft, Alberta

Daughter of George Howard Brownlee and Mary R. Brownlee, of Bridgeview.

Home: Bridgeview, Alberta

Enlistment: Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1942-10-31

Service
RCAFWD
Unit
5 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftwoman
Position
postal clerk
Service Numbers
W/309326
1941-10-10: Edith M Brownlee was killed in a car accident near 5 SFTS.

Canada Primary Source Ancestry.ca – Service File of War Dead 1939-47

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Find-A-Grave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

5 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (5 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.

Brantford CYFD

For More Infomaion on RCAF Station Brantford see here

  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - RCAF Station Brantford Ontario

  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Hagersville Ontario

  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Burtch Ontario

  • General 5 SFTS Brantford History Blog

  • Wings above the Skyline. The Story of No. 5 SFTS Brantford

  • General 5 SFTS Brantford History - Wings above the skyline

  • 1940-11-11 Primary Location Brantford ON Currently site of Bratnford Airport CYFD
    1940-11-11 Relief Field Hagersville ON Canada Became based for No 16 SFTS. Currently abandoned
    1941-08-08 Relief Field Burtch ON Canada Abandoned returned to agriculture.

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