Toronto, Ontario
Sergeant Frigerio was killed when Gypsy Moth aircraft 7564 crashed four miles south and five miles west of the aerodrome at Bowden.
Frigerio, Francis Charles (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-24
Birth Date: 1921-February-13
Born: Toronto Ontario
Parents: Son of Francis George and Ellen Frances Frigerio, of Toronto.
Spouse:
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
32 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Bowden, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/105161
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:5070
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-24. Tiger Moth s/n 5070.
This accident involved 2 people. Frigerio FC, Raffles R
This accident had 1 fatality. Sergeant Francis Charles Frigerio RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/105161 Moth, Tiger 5070
Unit Desciption
32 EFTS (32 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.
NO32 EFTS RAF Bowden
For more Information on RCAF Station Bowden see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Bowden AB
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Netook AB
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