Nethercott, Wilfred Dennis (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-11

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Birth Date: 1923-December

Born:

Parents: Son of Charlie and Florrie Dennis Nethercott, of Northam, Devon, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

33 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

Caron, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1587887

Final Burial

Caron Municipal Cemetery
Block C Plot 36 Grave E

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Crew or Other Personnel

Cornell FH890

Flight Lieutenant William David Jarratt RAFVR

Flight Lieutenant Jarratt, William David (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-11
Caron Municipal Cemetery, Caron, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Wilfred Dennis Nethercott RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Nethercott, Wilfred Dennis (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-11
Caron Municipal Cemetery, Caron, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH890

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-October-11. They are: Cornell I s/n FH890, Cornell I s/n FH908.

This accident involved 4 people. Jarratt WD, Nethercot WD, Monks JL, Bushell GK

This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Wilfred Dennis Nethercott RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1587887 Cornell FH890, Flight Lieutenant William David Jarratt RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:128023 Cornell FH890

Unit Desciption

33 EFTS (33 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.