Mount Hope Cemetery
Sergeant A.W. Davey and Leading Aircraftman N.E. Russell were killed when Cornell - 10596 crashed.
Russell, Norman Ernest (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-December-28
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Parents: Son of Ernest Leonard and Helena Florence Russell, of Sheldon. Birmingham, 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
1584272
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-12-28
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Cornell 10596
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. II serial:10596
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-December-28. Cornell II s/n 10596.
This accident involved 2 people. Davey AW, Russell NE
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Norman Ernest Russell RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1584272 Cornell 10596, Sergeant Allan Walter Davey RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1339825 Cornell 10596
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
For More Information on RCAF Station Assiniboa see here
RCAF.info - Station Assiniboa Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Saskatchewan
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP