Harvard aircraft 2584 and Harvard 3086 collided in mid-air five miles south of Uplands aerodrome. Leading Aircraftman James W. Anderson, in aircraft 3086, was also killed. Leading Aircraftman Pilot Heath is buried in the Valley Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Heath, Wallace Richard (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-November-16
Birth Date: 1919-July-01
Born: Hanover New Hampshire USA
Parents: Son of James Albert and Frances R. Heath, of Lebanon.
Spouse:
Home: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Uplands, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/103057
Temporary Burial
Valley Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Usa
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-11-16
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2584
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1941-November-16. They are: Harvard s/n 2584, Harvard s/n 3086.
This accident involved 2 people. Anderson JW, Heath WR
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman James Ward Anderson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/108379 Harvard 3086,Leading Aircraftman Wallace Richard Heath RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/103057 Harvard 2584
Unit Desciption
2 SFTS (2 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.
RCAF Station Uplands now the site of Ottawa International Airport CYOW.
Instructors NO2 SFTS
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