Cheetham, Norman (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-December-02

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Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: John & Lily Cheetham, of Denton, Lancashire, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

35 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1623737

Final Burial

North Battleford City Cemetery
Plan M Block 13 Grave 4

Took off on a daylight training flight to build hours towards pilot certification with Cheetham flying the aircraft.

Aircraft crashed near North Battleford, both crew killed in the crash.

Killed: LAC Norman Cheetham RAF KIFA North Battleford Cemetery Plan M. Block 13. Grave 4. Flying Officer John Tomalin RAF KIFA North Battleford Cemetery Plan M. Block 13. Grave 5.

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Crew or Other Personnel

Oxford AS347

Leading Aircraftman Norman Cheetham RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Cheetham, Norman (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-December-02
North Battleford City Cemetery, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

Flying Officer John Tomalin RAFVR

Flying Officer Tomalin, John (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-December-02
North Battleford City Cemetery, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Airspeed Oxford Mk. II serial:AS347

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-December-02. Oxford II s/n AS347.

This accident involved 3 people. Cheetham N, Clarke TFW, Tomalin J

This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Norman Cheetham RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1623737 Oxford AS347, Flying Officer John Tomalin RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:126065 Oxford AS347

Unit Desciption

35 SFTS (35 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.