Toronto, Ontario
Flight Sergeant MacKay and Leading Aircraftman G.W. Power were on a cross-country training flight and were both killed when Fleet Finch aircraft 4791 crashed in Minas Basin two miles east of the lighthouse at Walton, Nova Scotia.
MacKay, James (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-March-06
Birth Date: 1916-August-23
Born:
Parents: Son of James and Catherine Mackay, of Toronto.
Spouse:
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
17 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Stanley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/102785
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Finch 4791
Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4791
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-March-06. Fleet Finch II s/n 4791.
This accident involved 2 people. Mackay J, Power GWE
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Sergeant James MacKay RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/102785 Finch 4791, Leading Aircraftman George William Edward Power RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/123350 Finch 4791
Unit Desciption
17 EFTS (17 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.
Fleet Finch NO17 EFTS Stanley
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