Hardisty, Alberta (parents)AC2 J H A Crocker lost his life from injuries received when when Tiger Moth aircraft 240 crashed. He passed away the next day.
Crocker, John Henry Albert (Aircraftman 2nd Class)
Killed in Flying Accident 1940-August-19
Birth Date: 1912-June-07
Born: Bristol England
Parents: John Collins Crocker & Marcia Annie Crocker
Spouse:
Home: Hardisty, Alberta (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Lethbridge, Alberta
Rank
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/60274
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger serial:240
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-August-19. Tiger Moth s/n 240.
This accident involved 2 people. Crocker JHA, Montgomery FA
This accident had 1 fatality. Aircraftman 2nd Class John Henry Albert Crocker RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/60274 Moth, Tiger 240
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
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