Doughty, William John (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-September-05

Pilot Officer William John Doughty RCAF

Birth Date: 1925-February-13

Born:

Parents: Son of Horace John and Suie Jane Doughty, of Toronto.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. Pendleton, Ontario

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/44056

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario
Final Burial
Google MapPark Lawn Cemetery
Sec S Lot 737 Grave 1

Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH735

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-September-05. Cornell I s/n FH735.

This accident involved 2 people. Doughty WJ, Mcilveen RM

This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer William John Doughty RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/44056 Cornell FH735, Pilot Officer Roy McVicar McIlveen RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/43836 Cornell FH735

Unit Desciption

10 EFTS (10 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.

Mount Hope Airport
Information on RCAF Station Mount Hope can be found here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Hope (Hamilton) Ontario

On 31 August 1942 moved to Pendleton Ontario

Information on RCAF Station Pendleton can be found here.

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Pendleton Ontario

Project 44 BCATP

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