Mountain View Cemetery
LAC T.G. Jones was solo flying Tiger Moth - 1253. At approximately 1200 hours he crashed 6 miles west and 2 miles north of the main aerodrome. The cause was obscure and the pilot was admitted to McKellar Hospital with severe injuries, he died 6 days later but there is no mention of his death in the school daily diary. His funeral is talked about and was held 1943-12-15.
Jones, Thomas Glyndwr (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-December-06
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Dan and Phoebe Ann Jones, of Barry, Glamorgan, Wales.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
2 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1655638
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-12-06
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAccident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:1253
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-December-06. Tiger Moth s/n 1253.
This accident involved 1 person. Jones TG
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Thomas Glyndwr Jones RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1655638 Moth, Tiger 1253
Unit Desciption
2 EFTS (2 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.
NO2 EFTS August 1941
The School was established at Fort William, Ontario. The former school is now the Thunder Bay, Ontario Airport.
More information on the RCAF Station at Fort William can be found at
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Fort William ON
NW Ontario Heritage Center - 2 EFTS
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