Akron, Ohio, USA
LAC P.R. Brimberry, the pilot of Fleet Finch aircraft 4655, and Leading Aircraftman R.T. Williams, the pilot of Fleet Finch 4625, were both killed when their aircraft were in a mid-air collision over the aerodrome at Cap de la Madeleine.
Brimberry, Paul Russell (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-October-20
Birth Date: 1915-February-28
Born: Jeffersonville, Illinois
Parents: Son of Walter A. and Ethel Brimberry, of Akron, Ohio, United States.
Spouse: Husband of Edna M. Brimberry, of Akron, Ohio, United States.
Home: Akron, Ohio, USA
Enlistment: Windsor, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1941-May-12
Service
RCAF
Unit
11 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/98287
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-10-20
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAccident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4655
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1941-October-20. They are: Fleet Finch II s/n 4625, Fleet Finch II s/n 4655.
This accident involved 2 people. Brimberry PR, Williams RT
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Remsen Taylor Williams RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/79400 Finch 4625,Leading Aircraftman Paul Russell Brimberry RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/98287 Finch 4655
Unit Desciption
11 EFTS (11 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.
An overhead shot of the facilities of No. 11 Elementary Flying School at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
School operated by Quebec Airways and CP Air.
Information on RCAF Station Cap de la Madeleine can be found here
Project 44 BCATP
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Cap de la Madeleine QC
Project 44 BCATP
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