Cant, Wilfred (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-29

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Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: Robert & Mary Cant, of Leadgate, Co. Durham, England.

Spouse:

Home: Leadgate, Co. Durham, England.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

38 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Estevan, Saskatchewan

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

Service Numbers

1094923

Home

Leadgate, Co. Durham, England.

Final Burial

Estevan Cemetery
Sec 8 Plot 1 Lot 11

Second fatal accident of the day: Pilot Officer John Rochester Boiston RAF KIA Estevan Cemetery Sec. 8. Plot 1. Lot 12. AC1 Wilfred Cant RAF KIA Estevan Cemetery Sec. 8. Plot 1. Lot 11. were killed when Menasco Moth 4873 crashed 3 miles west of the main aerodrome.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-07-29

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Crew or Other Personnel

Tiger Moth 4873

Pilot Officer John Rochester Boiston RAFVR

Pilot Officer Boiston, John Rochester (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-29
Estevan Cemetery, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Wilfred Cant RAFVR

Aircraftman 1st Class Cant, Wilfred (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-29
Estevan Cemetery, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Menasco II serial:4873

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-29. Menasco Moth s/n 4873.

This accident involved 2 people. Boiston JR, Cant W

This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer John Rochester Boiston RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:129507 Moth, Menasco 4873, Aircraftman 1st Class Wilfred Cant RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1094923 Moth, Menasco 4873

Unit Desciption

38 SFTS (38 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.