Danville, Quebec
6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Sergeant Hall lost his life when Tiger Moth aircraft 4208 crashed in some trees 16 miles north-west of Prince Albert. His pupil Leading Aircraftman D.H. Reed was severely injured but survived the war.
Hall, Douglas Erwin (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-June-20
Birth Date: 1911-June-27
Born: Danville, Quebec
Parents: Son of William N. Hall and Margaret C. Hall, of Danville. Sgt Hall was employed as a civilian training instructor under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan at Northern Saskatchewan Flying Train
Spouse:
Home: Danville, Quebec
Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan
Enlistment Date: 1940-June-22
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/61645
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Unit Desciption
6 EFTS (6 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.
The lads of Course 98 No 6 EFTS Prince Albert 1944
Established in 1940 at the present site of Prince Albert Airport CYPA
More information on the RCAF Station at Prince Albert, SK can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Prince Albert SK
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Hagen SK
ibcc - Course 98 6 EFTS Prince Albert SK
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP