Rouleau, Saskatchewan
19 Elementary Flying Training School, Virden, Manitoba. Leading Aircraftman Greer was flying Tiger Moth aircraft 4066 in a solo practise and was killed when he crashed at Kit Rowson's farm eleven miles north of the aerodrome at Virden.
Greer, Robert Lewis (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-December-01
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Ernest and Annie R. Greer, of Rouleau.
Spouse:
Home: Rouleau, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
19 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Virden, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/114625
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4266
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-December-01. Tiger Moth s/n 4266.
This accident involved 1 person. Greer RL
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Robert Lewis Greer RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/114625 Moth, Tiger 4266
Unit Desciption
19 EFTS (19 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.
NO19 EFTS Virden
More Information on RCAF Station Virden can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Virden Manitoba
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Lenore Manitoba
Manitoba Historical Society - Virden Hangar
Project 44 BCATP
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy