Tilbury, Ontario
7 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft 3971 and Tiger Moth aircraft 5909 were both carrying out training sequences 6, 7, and 8 when they collided in mid-air over the aerodrome at Windsor. Leading Aircraftman L.T. Jackson and Pilot Officer Williams were killed in aircraft 3971.
Williams, John Harrison (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-June-15
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Harrison G. Williams and Ethelda Williams, of Tilbury, Ontario, Canada.. Pilot Officer Williams is also commemorated on the Masonic War Memorial in Malden Park, Windsor, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Tilbury, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
7 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/24951
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Tiger Moth 3971
Unit Desciption
7 EFTS (7 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.
Crew Preparations Fleet Finch
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Windsor Ontario
canard.html,Bomber Command Museum Of Canada. When Tiger Moth 9660 was almost shot down
Project 44 BCATP