Richmond, Virginia, USA
Pilot Officer Heath and Leading Aircraftman D.J. Johnson (RAF) were both killed when Anson aircraft 7070 struck some trees and crashed at Lynedoch, Ontario.
Heath, James Gilmer (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-16
Birth Date: 1917-October-09
Born: Petersburg Virginia USA
Parents: Son of Ernest Rudolph and Mary B. Heath, of Richmond, Virginia.
Spouse:
Home: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/11303
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 7070
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:7070
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-16. Anson II s/n 7070.
This accident involved 2 people. Heath JG, Johnson DJ
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer James Gilmer Heath RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/11303 Anson 7070, Leading Aircraftman Daniel James Johnson RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1391771 Anson 7070
Unit Desciption
5 SFTS (5 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.
Brantford CYFD
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5 SFTS Brantford History BlogWings above the Skyline. The Story of No. 5 SFTS Brantford
Project 44 BCATP
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