Kitto, Ross Francis (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-January-19

Leading Aircraftman Ross Francis Kitto RNZAF

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Parents: Son of Archibald Dixon Kitto and of Hazel Annie Kitto (nee Ross), of Brunswick, Wellington, New Zealand.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RNZAF

Unit

12 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

412238

Final Burial
Google MapBrandon Cemetery
Lot 106 Block A Sec 27
Leading Aircraftman Ross Francis Kitto and Leading Aircraftman Geoffrey Herbert Weston Hamilton where killed instantly when their Cessna Cranes collided mid-air. Both pilots had received their wings only 3 days earlier on 1942-01-16

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-01-19

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Crash Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Crash Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Crash Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Crash Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Funeral Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Funeral Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Funeral Photos, Annex

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Funeral Photos, Annex

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:7747

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-January-19. They are: Cessna Crane s/n 7756, Cessna Crane s/n 7747.

This accident involved 2 people. Hamilton HW, Kitto RF

This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Geoffrey Herbert Weston Hamilton RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:413063 Crane 7756,Leading Aircraftman Ross Francis Kitto RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:412238 Crane 7747

Unit Desciption

12 SFTS (12 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.

Cessna Crane

For More information on RCAF Station Brandon see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Station Brandon MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Chater MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Douglas MB

Unvetted Source 12 SFTS Brandon MB History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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