Nanton, Alberta
2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. FS Garbut and Pilot Officer J. Kennedy were killed when Yale aircraft 3398 went into a spin and crashed two miles east of Midnapore, Alberta.
Garbutt, Clifford Edgar (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-29
Birth Date: 1919-February-13
Born:
Parents: Son of Edgar and Helen Garbutt, of Nanton; husband of Melba G. Garbutt, of Calgary.
Spouse: Husband of Melba G. Garbutt, of Calgary.
Home: Nanton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 WS- Wireless School
Base
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/50753
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Yale 3398
Accident Card - North American Yale serial:3398
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-29. Yale NA64 s/n 3398.
This accident involved 2 people. Kennedy J, Garbutt CE
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer James Kennedy RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/22736 Yale 3398, Flight Sergeant Clifford Edgar Garbutt RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/50753 Yale 3398
Unit Desciption
2 WS (2 Wireless School)
Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.
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