Regina, Saskatchewan
6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Leading Aircraftman Tennian lost his life when his Harvard aircraft 3170 crashed during night flying training.
Tennian, John Francis (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-14
Birth Date: 1919
Born:
Parents: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tennian, of Regina, Saskatchewan.
Spouse:
Home: Regina, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
6 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Dunnville, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
907452
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Finadagrave.comAccident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:3170
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-14. Harvard s/n 3170.
This accident involved 1 person. Tennian JF
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman John Francis Tennian RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:907452 Harvard 3170
Unit Desciption
6 SFTS (6 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.
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