Toronto, Ontario
LAC Hart was killed when Fleet Finch aircraft 4695 crashed during take-off from the airport at Kitchener- Waterloo, Ontario.
Hart, Melville Mason Jr (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-September-16
Birth Date: 1922
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Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
12 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/102679
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4695
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-September-16. Fleet Finch II s/n 4695.
This accident involved 2 people. Hart MN, Parr KP
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Melville Mason Jr Hart RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/102679 Finch 4695
Unit Desciption
12 EFTS (12 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.
NO5 Class NO12 EFTS
Information on RCAF Station Goderich can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Goderich Ontario
Information on RCAF Station Goderich Relief Field can be found here
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Goderich South Ontario
Notable students from 12 ETFS
Flight Lieutenant Hornell, David Ernest VC and Flight Officer and Dambuster Joe McCarthy Project 44 BCATP
Huron County Historical Society
12 EFTS Course Photos
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