Rivers, Manitoba
19 Elementary Flying Training School, Virden, Manitoba. Tiger Moth aircraft TM 5096 was gliding at a low altitude when it struck the ground seven miles west of Rivers, Manitoba. Leading Aircraftman J.L. Pearson (RAF) was also killed.
Wareham, Albert (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-30
Birth Date: 1919-July-07
Born: Brandon, Manitoba
Parents: Son of Albert and Margaret Wareham, of Rivers, Manitoba; husband of Norma Lucille Wareham, of Rivers, Manitoba. Sgt Wareham was employed as a civilian training instructor under the British Commonwealt
Spouse: Husband of Norma Lucille Wareham, of Rivers, Manitoba. Sgt Wareham was employed as a civilian training instructor under the British Commonwealt
Home: Rivers, Manitoba
Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1941-April-17
Service
RCAF
Unit
19 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Virden, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/110831
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:5096
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-30. Tiger Moth s/n 5096.
This accident involved 2 people. Pearson JLW, Wareham A
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman John Leonard Walter Pearson RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1532969 Moth, Tiger 5096, Sergeant Albert Wareham RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/110831 Moth, Tiger 5096
Unit Desciption
19 EFTS (19 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.
NO19 EFTS Virden
More Information on RCAF Station Virden can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Virden Manitoba
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Lenore Manitoba
Manitoba Historical Society - Virden Hangar
Project 44 BCATP
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