Mount Hope Cemetery
LAC N.H. King and Sergeant P.P Tye were killed when Cornell - FH953 spun in and crashed.
King, Norman Harry (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-June-12
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of Elizabeth King, of Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
34 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1602780
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-06-12
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Cornell FH953
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH953
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-June-12. Cornell I s/n FH953.
This accident involved 2 people. Tye PP, King NH
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Peter Pearson Tye RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1613283 Cornell FH953, Leading Aircraftman Norman Harry King RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1602780 Cornell FH953
Unit Desciption
34 EFTS (34 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.
NO34 EFTS Assiniboia
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