Vancouver, British Columbia
LAC Dawson and Sergeant G.H. Campbell were on a dual-cross-country flight and were in a mid-air collision. They were both killed when their Tiger Moth aircraft 4998 crashed and burned one half mile south of Stavely, Alberta.
Dawson, Donald James (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-February-12
Birth Date: 1918-October-08
Born:
Parents: son of Mrs. S. Rutherford, of Vancouver.
Spouse:
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. High River, Alberta
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/122260
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-02-12
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Tiger Moth 4995
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4995
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-February-12. They are: Cessna Crane s/n 8661, Tiger Moth s/n 4995.
This accident involved 3 people. Anderson AE, Campbell GC, Dawson DJ
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Donald James Dawson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/122260 Moth, Tiger 4995, Sergeant George Hollands Campbell RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/77936 Moth, Tiger 4995
Unit Desciption
5 EFTS (5 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.
RCAF Lethbridge AB
Established in 1940 at the present site of Lethbridge Airport CYQL.
More information on the RCAF Station at Lethbridge AB can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge AB
NO5 EFTS moved to High River AB 28 June 1941
RCAF.info - RCAF Station High River AB
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Frank Lake AB
Bomber Command Museum Of Canada
Project 44 BCATP
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