Crotty, William Joseph (Corporal)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-April-22

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Birth Date: 1919-May-29

Born:

Parents: John & Nellie Crotty, of Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

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Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

7 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. MacLeod, Alberta

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

32182

Final Burial

Holy Cross Cemetery
Air Force Plot Row 1 Grave 1

Anson 7472 was on approach to Fort McLeod when it collided with Anson FP719 at 03:45. The aircraft crashed together, with FP719 on top. Lone occupant in each aircraft was killed, including LAC. W.J. Crotty, RAAF in this aircraft.

Killed in7472: Corporal William Joseph Crotty, RAAF KIFA Holy Cross Cemetery, Fort MacLeod, Alberta, Air Force Plot. Row 1. Grave 1.

Killed in FP-719: LAC George Peter Burcher, RAAF KIFA Union Cemetery, MacLeod, Alberta, Block A21. Plot 17d. Old Lot 17. Block 21A. Grave 1.

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Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:7472

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-April-22. They are: Anson II s/n 7472, Anson II s/n FP719.

This accident involved 2 people. Crotty WJ, Burcher GP

This accident had 2 fatalities. Corporal William Joseph Crotty RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:32182 Anson 7472,Leading Aircraftman George Peter Burcher RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:423619 Anson FP719

Unit Desciption

7 SFTS (7 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.