Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Harvard - 3778 left departed the main aerodrome at 0815 hours on the first dual intruction for pupil pilot Leading Aircraftman SW Morrison, his Instructor Pilot Officer W Tuhkanen accompanied the new trainee. Aircraft was not found until 1943-10-26, 11 months after it went missing.
Tuhkanen, Walter (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-November-26
Birth Date: 1917-April-14
Born: Timmins, Ontario
Parents: Son of John and Leino Tuhkanen. Brother of Victor Tuhkanen, of Haileybury, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1941-June-16
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Uplands, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/12315
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-11-26
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Harvard 3778
Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk. II serial:3778
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-November-26. Harvard s/n 3778.
This accident involved 2 people. Morrison SW, Tukanen TW
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Walter Tuhkanen RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/12315 Harvard 3778, Leading Aircraftman Stewart Mackenzie Morrison RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/154006 Harvard 3778
Unit Desciption
2 SFTS (2 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.
RCAF Station Uplands now the site of Ottawa International Airport CYOW.
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