Cassidy, Maxwell Harrold (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-December-04

Male Head

Birth Date: 1925

Born:

Parents: Edwin James Cassidy & Mary Ann Cassidy, of Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

13 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Base North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

pilot-trainee

Service Numbers

431689

Final Burial
Google MapNorth Battleford City Cemetery
Plan M Block 11 Grave 2

Took off from North Battleford base in Harvard FS-876 on a solo flight building flight hours toward his qualification as a pilot.

Aircraft crashed near North Battleford (cause not found) killing Leading Aircraftman Cassidy.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk. IIB serial:FS876

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-December-04. Harvard IIB s/n FS876.

This accident involved 1 person. Cassidi MH

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Maxwell Harrold Cassidy RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:431689 Harvard FS876

Unit Desciption

13 SFTS (13 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.

Class NO13 EFTS

For More Information on RCAF Station St. Hubert see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station St Hubert QC

Unvetted Source 13 SFTS St Hubert QC History

Unvetted Source 13 SFTC Story of Multiple Harvard Accident 1942-06-16

13 SFTS moved to North Battleford Saskatchewan in February 1944

For More Information on RCAF Station North Battleford see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station North Battleford SK

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Hamlin SK

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Brada SK

Unvetted Source Brada Relief Field - Air Force Ghosts

Museum Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - Base History

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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