Edmonton, Alberta
Anson aircraft 11547 was seen diving from a great height and, as it was beginning to recover, the wings collapsed and the aircraft dived straight into the ground eight miles south of Milo, Alberta on the shore of Lake McGregor. Pilot Officer G.V. Scheltens and Leading Aircraftman R.E. Shaw were also killed.
Douglas, Harold Frederick (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-01
Birth Date: 1921-April-25
Born:
Parents: Son of Harold F. Douglas and Eliza A. Douglas, of Edmonton.
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
19 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Vulcan, Alberta
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/187482
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Anson 11547
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:11547
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-01. Anson II s/n 11547.
This accident involved 3 people. Shaw RE, Scheltens GV, Douglas HF
This accident had 3 fatalities. Pilot Officer Gordon Vic Scheltens RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/26943 Anson 11547, Leading Aircraftman Robert Edward Shaw RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/181255 Anson 11547, Leading Aircraftman Harold Frederick Douglas RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/187482 Anson 11547
Unit Desciption
19 SFTS (19 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.
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