Gilford, Ontario
21 Elementary Flying Training School, Chatham, New Brunswick. Sergeant Neilly was killed when Fleet Finch aircraft 4454 crashed near the aerodrome at Chatham.
Neilly, Albert Scott (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-May-28
Birth Date: 1915-December-26
Born:
Parents: Son of Louis A. Neilly and Florence E. Neilly, of Gilford.
Spouse:
Home: Gilford, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
21 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/102777
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4454
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-May-28. Fleet Finch II s/n 4454.
This accident involved 2 people. Mckinnon RD, Neilly AS
This accident had 1 fatality. Sergeant Albert Scott Neilly RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/102777 Finch 4454
Unit Desciption
21 EFTS (21 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.
Link Trainer NO21 EFTS
More information on RCAF Station Chatham can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Chatham NB
New Brunswick Aviation Museum
Project 44 BCATP
New Brunswick Aviation Museum
Project 44 BCATP