Toronto, Ontario
LAC R.G. Walker and Flying Officer W.A. Henderson were on a routine practise flight and were both killed when Cornell aircraft 15208 struck the ground at a steep angle one mile south-east of Clarence, Ontario.
Walker, Ronald Gerrard (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-August-03
Birth Date: 1923-December-23
Born: Atholl, New Brunswick
Parents: Son of James Cameron Walker and Louisa Marion Walker, of Toronto, Ontario.
Spouse: Husband of Jane Walker, of Toronto, Ontario.
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1943-January-11
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Pendleton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
air frame mechanic
Service Numbers
R/217021
School Daily Diary Entry - 1944-08-03
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Cornell 15208
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Cornell III serial:15208
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-August-03. Cornell II s/n 15208.
This accident involved 2 people. Henderson WA, Walker RG
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Ronald Gerrard Walker RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/217021 Cornell 15208, Flying Officer William Ashton Henderson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/36143 Cornell 15208
Unit Desciption
10 EFTS (10 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.
Mount Hope Airport
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Hope (Hamilton) Ontario
On 31 August 1942 moved to Pendleton Ontario
Information on RCAF Station Pendleton can be found here. Project 44 BCATP
Project 44 BCATP
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