Shearer, Gordon Alexander (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-May-18
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Alexander Sinclair Shearer and Hilda Shearer, of Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
33 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Caron, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
1451605
Caron Municipal Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Cornell 10626
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. II serial:10626
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-18. Cornell II s/n 10626.
This accident involved 2 people. Shearer GA, Simpson TKJ
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Gordon Alexander Shearer RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1451605 Cornell 10626, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Kelly Jameson Simpson RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1566910 Cornell 10626
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
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