Mount Hope Cemetery
Sergeant L.A. Willson was killed and Leading Aircraftman C.K. Popple was fatally injured when Cornell - FH948 crashed after slipping in off a turn.
Popple, Charles Kenneth (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-June-16
Birth Date: 1923-February-28
Born:
Parents: Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Popple, of Mexborough, Yorkshire, England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
34 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1622319
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-06-16
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Cornell FH948
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH948
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-June-16. Cornell I s/n FH948.
This accident involved 2 people. Willson LA, Popple CK
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Charles Kenneth Popple RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1622319 Cornell FH948, Sergeant Lionel Anthony Willson RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:553736 Cornell FH948
Unit Desciption
34 EFTS (34 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.
NO34 EFTS Assiniboia
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