Edmonton, Alberta
LAC J.T. Sinclair and Sergeant K.O. Piper were both killed when Tiger Moth aircraft 4058 suffered structural failure, broke up in the air and crashed at Lethbridge.
Sinclair, John Thomas (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1940-November-16
Birth Date: 1918-July-10
Born:
Parents: Son of Walter George and Maude Sinclair, of Edmonton, Alberta.
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/60292
School Daily Diary Entry - 1940-11-16
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Tiger Moth 4058
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4058
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-November-16. Tiger Moth s/n 4058.
This accident involved 2 people. Piper KC, Sinclair JT
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman John Thomas Sinclair RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/60292 Moth, Tiger 4058, Sergeant Kenneth O'Dell Piper RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/60233 Moth, Tiger 4058
Unit Desciption
5 EFTS (5 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.
RCAF Lethbridge AB
Established in 1940 at the present site of Lethbridge Airport CYQL.
More information on the RCAF Station at Lethbridge AB can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge AB
NO5 EFTS moved to High River AB 28 June 1941
RCAF.info - RCAF Station High River AB
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Frank Lake AB
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