Maplewood CemeteryTook off from Stanley NS in Finch Mk II 4415 which crashed at at an un-discovered location killing the pilot trainee Leading Aircraftman T D Colquhoun,
Colquhoun, Thomas Dickie (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-February-03
Birth Date: 1919-November-15
Born:
Parents: John Ferguson Colquhoun & Grace Cullen Colquhoun, of Sheffield, England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
17 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Stanley, NS
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
948109
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Finch 4415
Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4415
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-February-03. Fleet Finch II s/n 4415.
This accident involved 2 people. Colquhoun TD, White DL
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Joseph Lester Dominic White RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/12264 Finch 4415, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Dickie Colquhoun RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:948109 Finch 4415
Unit Desciption
17 EFTS (17 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.
Fleet Finch NO17 EFTS Stanley
More Information on RCAF Station Stanley can be found here
Project 44 BCATP
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Stanley Nova Scotia
Project 44 BCATP
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