Dafoe, Saskatchewan
13 Elementary Flying Training School, St Eugene, Ontario. Cornell aircraft 14552 was undergoing a 12-hour test when it crashed into the ground at Pointe Fortune, Quebec. A Fleet Air Arm pilot, ALA. G. Hunter, not Canadian was also killed.
Jackman, John Charles (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1945-February-07
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of Ross and Nancy Jackman, of Dafoe, Saskatchewan; husband of Betty M. Jackman, of Kelowna
Spouse: Husband of Betty M. Jackman, of Kelowna
Home: Dafoe, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
13 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
St Eugene, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/13726
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Cornell 14552
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Cornell III serial:14552
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-February-07. Cornell II s/n 14552.
This accident involved 2 people. Hunter G, Jackman JC
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flying Officer John Charles Jackman RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/13726 Cornell 14552, Leading Airman (Acting) George Hunter RN FAA Killed in Flying Accident service no:FX606399 Cornell 14552
Unit Desciption
13 EFTS (13 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.
St Eugene EFTS13
More information on RCAF Station St Eugene can be found here
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RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Hawkesbury Ontario
Notable students from 13 ETFS Wing Commander Fred Jones
Vintage Wings - Wing Commander Fred Jones and his connection to the Poem High Flight
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