Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fleet Finch aircraft 4561 and 4694 collided in the air, went into a spin and crashed three miles west of the aerodrome at Cap de la Madeleine. Cpl. McKellar was the only casualty of the four airmen involved.
McKellar, George Alexander (Corporal)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-March-12
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of Duncan and Marguerite McKellar, of Winnipeg.
Spouse:
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
11 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
Rank
Corporal
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/86780
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-03-12
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4561
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-March-12. They are: Fleet Finch II s/n 4694, Fleet Finch II s/n 4561.
This accident involved 4 people. Macintyre JAA, Boudreau JCRH, Mckellar GA, Newton CJ
This accident had 1 fatality. Corporal George Alexander McKellar RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/86780 Finch 4561
Unit Desciption
11 EFTS (11 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.
An overhead shot of the facilities of No. 11 Elementary Flying School at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
School operated by Quebec Airways and CP Air.
Information on RCAF Station Cap de la Madeleine can be found here
Project 44 BCATP
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Cap de la Madeleine QC
Project 44 BCATP
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