Vancouver, British Columbia
Pilot Officer Williams and Leading Aircraftman O.W. Wynne (RAF) were killed when Stearman aircraft FJ 923 crashed.
Williams, Gordon Howell (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-19
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Howell Garth Llewelyn Williams and Ellen A. Williams; of Vancouver, British Columbia; grandson of the Revd. T. Roberts Williams, of Portishead, Bristol, England.
Spouse:
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
32 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Bowden, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
115996
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Stearman (Kaydet) FJ923
Accident Card - Stearman Stearman (Kaydet) serial:FJ923
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-19. Stearman s/n FJ923.
This accident involved 2 people. Williams GH, Wynne OW
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Owen William Wynne RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1800503 Stearman (Kaydet) FJ923, Pilot Officer Gordon Howell Williams RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:115996 Stearman (Kaydet) FJ923
Unit Desciption
32 EFTS (32 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.
NO32 EFTS RAF Bowden
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