Ottawa War Memorial
Died in the crash of Harvard - 2704, aircraft crashed into the Georgian Bay.
As he is remembered on the Ottawa Memorial it is likely Leading Aircraftman Arthur has no known grave.
Arthur, Colin Tolhurst (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-February-04
Birth Date: 1917
Born:
Parents: Son of Garnet William and Ellen May Arthur, of Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
1 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
407110
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-02-04
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Harvard 2704
Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2704
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-February-04. Harvard II s/n 2704.
This accident involved 2 people. Arthur CT, Ross CM
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Claude Murray Ross RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:400156 Harvard 2704, Leading Aircraftman Colin Tolhurst Arthur RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:407110 Harvard 2704
Unit Desciption
1 SFTS (1 Service Flying Training School)
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.
Currently the site of CFB Borden. Heliport and grass strip remains. CYBN
Camp Borden Class 1917
For more Information on RCAF Station Borden see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Borden Ontario
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Edenvale Ontario
Camp Borden History
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