Toronto, Ontario
Flying Officer G.J. Geggie was killed when his Cornell aircraft FH 920 crashed on take-off from Pendleton, cause obscure. The crash occurred at St. Jovite, Ontario and Flying Officer Lavery was seriously injured in the crash.
Geggie, George Johnston (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-August-28
Birth Date: 1921-September-23
Born:
Parents: Son of Thomas P. Geggie and Sarah R. E. Geggie, of Toronto.
Spouse:
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Pendleton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/21252
School Daily Diary Entry - 1944-08-28
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH920
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-August-28. Cornell I s/n FH920.
This accident involved 2 people. Geggie GJ, Lavery WH
This accident had 1 fatality. Flying Officer George Johnston Geggie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/21252 Cornell FH920
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
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy