Fonthill, Ontario
Sergeant F.E. Wellington and Flight Sergeant D.F. Whitaker were both killed when Fleet Finch aircraft 4554 stalled on a steep turn close to the ground and crashed one half mile south of the airfield at St Catharines.
Wellington, Frederick Edgar (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1940-November-23
Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Parents: Son of Frederick W. Wellington and Muriel B. Wellington, of Fonthill, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Fonthill, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
9 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/66100
School Daily Diary Entry - 1940-11-23
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCrew or Other Personnel
Finch 4554
Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4554
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-November-23. Fleet Finch II s/n 4554.
This accident involved 2 people. Wellington FE, Whitaker W
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Donald Fielden Whitaker RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/70429 Finch 4554, Sergeant Frederick Edgar Wellington RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/66100 Finch 4554
Unit Desciption
9 EFTS (9 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.
1941 Course NO9 EFTS
Information on RCAF Station St Catherines can be foud here
Project 44 BCATP
RCAF.info - RCAF Station St Catharines Ontario
9 EFTS Blog
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