Marysville, New Brunswick
Tiger Moth aircraft 8899, flown by Sergeant A.L. Dube and Tiger Moth 4134, flown by Flight Sergeant R. Estey were in a mid-air collision two miles from Fournier, Ontario, both airmen were killed.
Estey, Robert Melvin (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-June-15
Birth Date: 1923-September-11
Born:
Parents: Son of Robert F. Estey and Mayme Estey, of Marysville.
Spouse:
Home: Marysville, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Pendleton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/126499
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-06-15
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4134
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-June-15. They are: Tiger Moth s/n 8899, Tiger Moth s/n 4134.
This accident involved 4 people. Estey RM, Perry HL, Dube AL, Murray LB
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Armand Leon Dube RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/2387 Moth, Tiger 8899,Flight Sergeant Robert Melvin Estey RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/126499 Moth, Tiger 4134
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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