Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Harvard aircraft 3269 appeared to recover from a spin but then dove into the ground one mile west of the aerodrome at Aylmer. Leading Aircraftman J.W. Littlejohn (RAAF) was also killed.
Hughes, Bryan Donald (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-13
Birth Date: 1923-March-21
Born:
Parents: Son of Donald Bruce and Doris M. Hughes, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Spouse:
Home: Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
14 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/10765
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk.IIB serial:3269
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-13. Harvard II s/n 3269.
This accident involved 2 people. Hughes BD, Littlejohn JW
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Bryan Donald Hughes RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/10765 Harvard 3269, Leading Aircraftman Joseph William Littlejohn RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:420217 Harvard 3269
Unit Desciption
14 SFTS (14 Service Flying Training School)
Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.
There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.
SFTS14 Aylmer ON
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14 SFTS Aylmer ON History
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 14 SFTS Aylmer ON
SFTS 14 Moved from Aylmer ON to Kingston ON 14 August 1944
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