Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon
Died in the crash of Cessna Crane - 7715.
FAG lists memorial at Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australia
Rowe, Herbert John (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-May-25
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents:
Spouse: Husband of Gwen I. M. Rowe, of Elwood, Victoria, Australia.
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
4 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
400489
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:7715
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-May-25. Cessna Crane s/n 7715.
This accident involved 1 person. Rowe HJ
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Herbert John Rowe RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:400489 Crane 7715
Unit Desciption
4 SFTS (4 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.
Cessna Crane
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