Winnipeg, Manitoba
LAC McLaughlin was attempting a forced landing and was killed when his Tiger Moth aircraft 4090 crashed and burned five miles south-east of High River.
McLaughlin, Kenneth Keith (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-December-29
Birth Date: 1917-March-29
Born:
Parents: Son of Ray George and Alice H. McLaughlin, of Winnipeg.
Spouse:
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
High River, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/110966
School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-12-29
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4090
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-December-29. Tiger Moth s/n 4090.
This accident involved 1 person. Mclaughlin KK
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Keith McLaughlin RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/110966 Moth, Tiger 4090
Unit Desciption
5 EFTS (5 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.
RCAF Lethbridge AB
Established in 1940 at the present site of Lethbridge Airport CYQL.
More information on the RCAF Station at Lethbridge AB can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge AB
NO5 EFTS moved to High River AB 28 June 1941
RCAF.info - RCAF Station High River AB
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Frank Lake AB
Bomber Command Museum Of Canada
Project 44 BCATP
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy