East Point, Georgia, USA
LAC Smith was on a routine training flight and was killed when Fleet Finch aircraft 4564 went into a spin and hit some high tension wires in Niagara Township, Lincoln County, Ontario. The aircraft then caught fire and burned.
Smith, Frank Arthur (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-September-19
Birth Date: 1916-December-04
Born: Atlanta, Georgia
Parents: Son of Frank Arthur and Fannie M. Smith, of East Point, Georgia.
Spouse:
Home: East Point, Georgia, USA
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1941-April-30
Service
RCAF
Unit
9 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/102724
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-09-19
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4564
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-September-19. Fleet Finch II s/n 4564.
This accident involved 1 person. Smith FA
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Frank Arthur Smith RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/102724 Finch 4564
Unit Desciption
9 EFTS (9 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.
1941 Course NO9 EFTS
Information on RCAF Station St Catherines can be foud here
Project 44 BCATP
RCAF.info - RCAF Station St Catharines Ontario
9 EFTS Blog
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy