Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia (parents)
Fleet Finch aircraft 4441 and Finch 4448 collided in mid-air on approach to landing at the airfield at MaIton. Leading Aircraftman Dickie and Sergeant R.T. Jewitt were both killed when Finch 4441 crashed 200 yards east of Mallon airport. The other aircraft landed safely with no loss of life.
Dickie, Charles Richard (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1940-December-21
Birth Date: 1922-April-14
Born:
Parents: David M. Dickie & Nina A. Dickie
Spouse:
Home: Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Malton, Ontario
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/65473
School Daily Diary Entry - 1940-12-21
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Finch 4441
Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4441
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1940-December-21. They are: Fleet Finch II s/n 4441, Fleet Finch II s/n 4448.
This accident involved 2 people. Dickie CR, Jewett RT
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Robson Thomas Jewitt RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/69610 Finch 4441, Leading Aircraftman Charles Richard Dickie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/65473 Finch 4441
Unit Desciption
1 EFTS (1 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.
Malton Course 50 1942
The School was established at Malton, Ontario. The former school is now the Toronto (Pearson) International Airport.
More information on the RCAF Station at Malton can be found at BCATP Course NO50 EFTS Malton Project 44 BCATP
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Malton Ontario
Course 50 - 1 EFTS
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