Montreal, Quebec
20 Elementary Flying Training School, Oshawa, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft crashed.
Hammond, John Clifford (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-April-21
Birth Date: 1918-June-30
Born:
Parents: Son of Henry James and Helen Hammond, of Montreal, Quebec.
Spouse:
Home: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
20 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/79226
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Tiger Moth 5168
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:5168
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-April-21. Tiger Moth s/n 5168.
This accident involved 2 people. Hammond JC, Mcguire EV
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant John Clifford Hammond RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/79226 Moth, Tiger 5168, Sergeant Edward Voliantine McGuire RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/95628 Moth, Tiger 5168
Unit Desciption
20 EFTS (20 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.
NO20 EFTS Oshawa
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