Birth Date: 1916-October-06
Born:
Parents: Son of Clarence Judson Anderson and Sarah Kathleen Anderson, of Smithfield, New South Wales, Australia.
Spouse:
Home: Smithfield, Fairfield New South Wales Australia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
6 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Dunnville, Ontario
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
409880
Court of Inquiry or Investigating Officer's Report Findings - Summary No. 2092.
Harvard Mk. II s/n 3128 crashed a mile north of Camden, Ontario at 11:00 hours. Both pilots were up on a mutual instrument practice flight and reported:
"A/C went into steep dive at terrific speed, unable to recover completely and entered low cloud line striking trees and crashing killing both pilots."
Conclusion of A.I.B.
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-September-30. Harvard II s/n 3128.
This accident involved 2 people. Anderson CW, Evans BP
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Brain Patrick Evans RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:417075 Harvard 3128, Sergeant Clarence William Anderson RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:409880 Harvard 3128
Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.
There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.
For More Information on RCAF Station Dunnville see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Dunnville Ontario
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Welland Ontario
Smithfield, Fairfield New South Wales Australia
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
vwma.org.au
6 SFTS Museum Dunnville
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