Pembroke, Ontario
Died in the mid air collision of Anson - 6154 and Anson - ____.
Switzer, Alexander Frederick (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-August-27
Birth Date: 1914
Born:
Parents: Son of Philip A. Switzer and Isabel Switzer of Pembroke.
Spouse:
Home: Pembroke, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/95519
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6154
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1941-August-27. They are: Anson s/n 6154, Anson s/n 6190.
This accident involved 2 people. Davis DF, Switzer AF
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Frederick Davis RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/86395 Anson 6190,Leading Aircraftman Alexander Frederick Switzer RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/95519 Anson 6154
Unit Desciption
5 SFTS (5 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.
Brantford CYFD
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RCAF.info - RCAF Station Brantford Ontario
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5 SFTS Brantford History BlogWings above the Skyline. The Story of No. 5 SFTS Brantford
Project 44 BCATP
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