Islington, Ontario
LACs Todd and N. Kendall were engaged in instrument flying and were killed when Harvard aircraft 2683 went into a spin then crashed and caught fire one mile south of Tillsonburg, Ontario.
Todd, William James (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-04
Birth Date: 1920-May-08
Born: Toronto, Ontario
Parents: Son of William and Helen Louise (nee Heckmott) Todd, of Islington, Ontario; husband of Gwendolyn A.(nee Ducker) Todd, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Margaret and Louise.
Spouse: Husband of Gwendolyn A.(nee Ducker) Todd, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Margaret and Louise.
Home: Islington, Ontario
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1941-August-28
Service
RCAF
Unit
14 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/129054
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Harvard 2683
Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2683
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-04. Harvard II s/n 2683.
This accident involved 2 people. Kendall N, Todd WJ
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Norman Kendall RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/117419 Harvard 2683, Leading Aircraftman William James Todd RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/129054 Harvard 2683
Unit Desciption
14 SFTS (14 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.
SFTS14 Aylmer ON
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SFTS 14 Moved from Aylmer ON to Kingston ON 14 August 1944
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