Nicholls, Raymond Harry (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-April-28
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Frank and Sarah J. Nicholls, of Royton, Lancashire, England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
33 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Caron, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Service Numbers
131530
Caron Municipal Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Cornell FH874
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH874
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-April-28. They are: Cornell I s/n FH874, Cornell I s/n FH875.
This accident involved 4 people. O'Reilly PT, Nicholls RH, Nethercot SO, Mcknight F
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Steven Octavius Nethercot RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1587243 Cornell FH874, Pilot Officer Raymond Harry Nicholls RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:131530 Cornell FH874
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.
NO33 EFTS Caron
For More information on RCAF Station Caron see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Caron SK
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Boharm SK
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP