McLeod, Donald Graham (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-September-02

Pilot Officer Donald Graham McLeod RCAF

Birth Date: 1914-January-17

Born:

Parents: Son of James A. McLeod and Ida A. McLeod, of Regina, Saskatchewan. Brother of James Norman McLeod who was killed in action on December 31, 1944 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Spouse:

Home: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

31 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

DeWinton, Alberta, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/5071

Home
Google MapRegina, Saskatchewan
Final Burial
Google MapRegina Cemetery
Block C Plot 2 Grave 34

Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4247

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-September-02. Tiger Moth s/n 4247.

This accident involved 2 people. McLeod DG, Wood BVS

This accident had 1 fatality. Pilot Officer Donald Graham McLeod RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/5071 Moth, Tiger 4247

Unit Desciption

31 EFTS (31 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.

NO31 EFTS RAF Dewinton

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No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School was formed on 18 June 1941 and was located at De Winton, Alberta. No. 31 EFTS was originally under the control of the RAF as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan within No. 4 Training Command. The Toronto Flying Club also known as the Malton Flying Training School Limited, took over operations from the RAF on 13 July 1942. No. 31 EFTS was to have been disbanded on 25 August 1944 but under Organization Order No. 407, dated 13 July 1944, the date was amended to 25 September 1944.

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