Orillia, Ontario
Anson aircraft crashed.
Overend, George Joseph Sidney (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1945-May-16
Birth Date: 1893-December-14
Born:
Parents: Son of George J. Overend and Anna M. Overend, of Orillia, Ontario.
Spouse: Husband of Sarah Maude Overend, of Calgary.
Home: Orillia, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
3 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
C/23165
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Anson 12478
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. V serial:12478
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-May-16. Anson V s/n 12478.
This accident involved 6 people. Aide LL, Aken TB, Allan EB, Hodge RG, Overend GJS, Stacay IA
This accident had 6 fatalities. Sergeant Ivan Rex Stacey RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:4313188 Anson 12478, Flight Lieutenant Louis Lynde Aide RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/18471 Anson 12478, Flight Lieutenant Robert George Hodge RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/27801 Anson 12478, Flight Lieutenant Thomas Bernard Akin RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/4306 Anson 12478, Flight Lieutenant Everett Brock Allan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/23502 Anson 12478, Flying Officer George Joseph Sidney Overend RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/23165 Anson 12478
Unit Desciption
3 SFTS (3 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.
Cessna Crane Midair No3 SFTS Calgary
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