Lake Megantic, Quebec
16 Elementary Flying Training School, Edmonton, Alberta. Tiger Moth aircraft 4184 was engaged in dual instruction, and, while in a dive during the propeller starting sequence, the wing folded back. The aircraft crashed two miles east of the aerodrome at Edmonton, Leading Aircraftman Monfette was the only casualty.
Monfette, Joseph William Henri Louis (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-July-28
Birth Date: 1916
Born:
Parents: Son of William and Marie Monfette, of Lac Megantic.
Spouse:
Home: Lake Megantic, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
16 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/55613
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:4184
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-July-28. Tiger Moth s/n 4184.
This accident involved 2 people. Anderson DRB, Monfette JWHL
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Joseph William Henri Louis Monfette RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/55613 Moth, Tiger 4184
Unit Desciption
16 EFTS (16 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.
NO 16 EFTS Edmonton
More information on RCAF Station Edmonton can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Edmonton Alberta
Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Project 44 BCATP
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