Barrie Union Cemetery
Died in the crash of Harvard - 2671.
Brooks, Ernest Allen (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-October-18
Birth Date: 1920-November-22
Born:
Parents: Son of Ernest and Mary Margaret Brooks, of Stanmore, New South Wales. Australia.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
1 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Borden, Ontario
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
403651
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-10-18
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2671
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-October-18. Harvard s/n 2671.
This accident involved 1 person. Brooks E
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Ernest Allen Brooks RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:403651 Harvard 2671
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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