Ottawa, Ontario
LAC E. Drake was killed when his Tiger Moth aircraft 8861 crashed one mile west of the railroad station at Pendleton. The crash occurred at approximately 1505 hours.
Drake, Edwin (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-31
Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Parents: Son of Herbert H. Drake and Ada Drake, of Ottawa; husband of Kathleen Helen Drake, of Ottawa.
Spouse: Husband of Kathleen Helen Drake, of Ottawa.
Home: Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Pendleton, Ontario
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/204015
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-07-31
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAccident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:8861
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-31. Tiger Moth s/n 8861.
This accident involved 1 person. Drake E
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Edwin Drake RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/204015 Moth, Tiger 8861
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
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. Project 44 BCATP
Project 44 BCATP
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