Vancouver, British ColumbiaSergeant B.C. Smith and Leading Aircraftman R.L. Williamson were on a routine flight and were both killed when Tiger Moth aircraft 4104 crashed fifteen miles south of Kenyon Field, Lethbridge.
Smith, Bonn Cory (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-May-24
Birth Date: 1914-August-09
Born:
Parents: Son of Charles William and Mabel Maud Smith, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot (instructor)
Service Numbers
R/78207
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-05-24
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Tiger Moth 4104
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4104
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-May-24. Tiger Moth s/n 4104.
This accident involved 2 people. Smith BC, Williamson RL
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Bonn Cory Smith RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/78207 Moth, Tiger 4104, Leading Aircraftman Roger Leslie Williamson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/86506 Moth, Tiger 4104
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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