Pitcher, George Ewart (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-14

Leading Aircraftman George Ewart Pitcher RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of George and Ada Pitcher, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Spouse:

Home: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

8 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/130041

Home
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Final Burial
Google MapGreenwood Cemetery
Range 1 Lot 20 Grave 3
Marie, Ontario. Killed Jul 14/42 age 21. 8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. Leading Aircraftman Pitcher was engaged in night flying training when his Harvard aircraft 3762 crashed three miles south-east of the Moncton Radio Range. He had completed two successful circuits in his first solo and was fatally injured on the 3rd circuit when the aircraft apparently spiraled into the ground on turn shortly after take-off.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk. II serial:3762

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-14. Harvard II s/n 3762.

This accident involved 1 person. Pitcher EG

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman George Ewart Pitcher RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/130041 Harvard 3762

Unit Desciption

8 SFTS (8 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.

Harvard Formation

NO8 SFTS Moncton moved to Weyburn SK January 1944

For More Information on RCAF Station Moncton see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Moncton NB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Scoudouc NB

Unvetted Source 8 SFTS Moncton NB History

Museum New Brunswick Aviation Museum

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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