Bolton, Lawrence Herbert (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-May-24

Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Herbert Bolton RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-February-10

Born:

Parents: Son of Herbert and Ida Bolton, of Toronto.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

10 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. Dauphin, Manitoba

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/72304

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario
Final Burial
Google MapMount Pleasant Cemetery
Sec 28 Lot 386

Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2943

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-May-24. Harvard II s/n 2943.

This accident involved 1 person. Bolton LH

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Herbert Bolton RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/72304 Harvard 2943

Unit Desciption

10 SFTS (10 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.

No10 SFTS Dauphin

For More Information on RCAF Station Dauphin see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Dauphin Manitoba

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field North Junction MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Valley River MB

Unvetted Source Manitoba Historical Society - 10 SFTS Dauphin

Unvetted Source Manitoba Historical Society - North Junction Relief Landing Field

Project 44 BCATP

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