North, Muriel Almyra (Leading Aircraftwoman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-September-08

Leading Aircraftwoman Muriel Almyra North RCAFWD

Birth Date: 1923-January-11

Born: Montreal, Quebec

Parents: Daughter of Earl R. North and Jennie North, of Montreal.

Spouse:

Home: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment Date: 1943-January-14

Service

RCAFWD

Unit

13 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftwoman

Position

photographer

Service Numbers

W/310206
Prev: W310206

Home
Google MapMontreal, Quebec
Final Burial
Google MapMount Royal Cemetery
Sec G943 Grave 430

Unit Desciption

13 SFTS (13 Service Flying Training School)

Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.

There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.

Class NO13 EFTS

For More Information on RCAF Station St. Hubert see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station St Hubert QC

Unvetted Source 13 SFTS St Hubert QC History

Unvetted Source 13 SFTC Story of Multiple Harvard Accident 1942-06-16

13 SFTS moved to North Battleford Saskatchewan in February 1944

For More Information on RCAF Station North Battleford see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station North Battleford SK

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Hamlin SK

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Brada SK

Unvetted Source Brada Relief Field - Air Force Ghosts

Museum Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - Base History

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy

Supplemental Story

Both WW1 and WW2 exapnded the roles of women. Women also continued in traditional roles, those roles were more highly valued.

  1. These videos describe the exapnding role for women in both wars, as well as expand on the tradional roles in war time.

    YouTube Women at War World War 1 (York University 6:44)

    YouTube World War II Women (3:22)

  2. In 1941-1942 the Women's Division was official added to the RCAF. It was mostly a measure to free up man for combat. However many women had very distinguished service records.

    Museum RCAF Women's Division from Juno Beach Centre

    Wikipedia RCAF Women's Division

    YouTube RCAF Women's Division in Britain (1:43)

    Museum Olive E. Creasor Collection

  3. Web Image
    Elsie MacGill, first women Aerospace Engineer, was also a comic book hero.
    Elsie MacGill, "Queen of the Hurricanes".

    YouTube Queen of the Hurricanes (1:00)

    YouTube Elsie MacGill, Queen of the Hurricanes (5:29)

    Canada Source Roberta Bondar on Elsie MacGill

    Canada Source Elsie MacGill Comic Book story from WW2

  4. Special Military Roles of Women in Canada

    YouTube Canadian Women Codebreakers (11:43)

    YouTube Canadian Women in Air Transport Auxiliary (3:33)

  5. Women Pilots in Canada

    Today woman pilots in Canada are too numerous to mention, but that has not always been the case. These are some of women who pioneered the change in women's roles in flying.

    Unvetted Source Canadian Woman Pilots Through the Years