Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Pilot Officer DG Davies (RAF) killed in flying accident at 33 EFTS at Caron Saskatchewan, 1942-09-08 in Tiger Moth 4294. Pilot Officer Davies had been in a previous accident in Tiger Moth 4339 1942-09-11 when a gust of wind caused loss of control and the aircraft overturned and crashed.
Davies, Dalis George (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-08
Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Parents: Son of Benjamin and Annie Davies, of Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Spouse:
Home: Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
33 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
RCAF Stn. Caron, Saskatchewan
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Service Numbers
48776
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4294
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-08. Tiger Moth s/n 4294.
This accident involved 1 person. Davies DG
This accident had 1 fatality. Pilot Officer Dalis George Davies RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:48776 Moth, Tiger 4294
Unit Desciption
33 EFTS (33 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.
NO33 EFTS Caron
For More information on RCAF Station Caron see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Caron SK
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Boharm SK
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP