Orillia, Ontario
6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Tiger Moth aircraft 1142 and Tiger Moth 5944 collided in mid-air and six miles north-west of the aerodrome at Prince Albert. Leading Aircraftman P.R. McLean and Flying Officer Butler were killed in aircraft 5944. Leading Aircraftman E.G. Henderson, and Flying Officer R.N. Grest were killed in aircraft 1142.
Butler, John Stanley (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-November-24
Birth Date: 1917
Born:
Parents: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William John Butler, of Orillia, Ontario. husband of Etoile V. Butler of Detroit.
Spouse: Husband of Etoile V. Butler of Detroit.
Home: Orillia, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/23616
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Tiger Moth 5944
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:5944
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-November-24. They are: Tiger Moth s/n 1142, Tiger Moth s/n 5944.
This accident involved 4 people. Mclean PR, Grest RN, Butler JS, Henderson EG
This accident had 4 fatalities. Flying Officer Ralph Nicolaus Grest RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/23077 Moth, Tiger 1142, Leading Aircraftman Edward Guyon Henderson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/221203 Moth, Tiger 1142,Flying Officer John Stanley Butler RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/23616 Moth, Tiger 5944, Leading Aircraftman Paul Roger McLean RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/251972 Moth, Tiger 5944
Unit Desciption
6 EFTS (6 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.
The lads of Course 98 No 6 EFTS Prince Albert 1944
Established in 1940 at the present site of Prince Albert Airport CYPA
More information on the RCAF Station at Prince Albert, SK can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Prince Albert SK
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Hagen SK
ibcc - Course 98 6 EFTS Prince Albert SK
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP