Stratford, Ontario
Flight Sergeant Small was flying Tiger Moth aircraft 1279 in a low-flying exercise and was killed when he hit some telephone wires and crashed at Hawkesville, Ontario.
Small, Lorne Chalmers (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-25
Birth Date: 1919-April-24
Born:
Parents: Son of Adolphus Robert and Mary Ellen Small, of Stratford; husband of Carey Alona Small, of Stratford.
Spouse: Husband of Carey Alona Small, of Stratford.
Home: Stratford, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
12 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/90190
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:1279
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-25. Tiger Moth s/n 1279.
This accident involved 2 people. Joly JE, Small LC
This accident had 1 fatality. Flight Sergeant Lorne Chalmers Small RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/90190 Moth, Tiger 1279
Unit Desciption
12 EFTS (12 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.
NO5 Class NO12 EFTS
Information on RCAF Station Goderich can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Goderich Ontario
Information on RCAF Station Goderich Relief Field can be found here
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Goderich South Ontario
Notable students from 12 ETFS
Flight Lieutenant Hornell, David Ernest VC and Flight Officer and Dambuster Joe McCarthy Project 44 BCATP
Huron County Historical Society
12 EFTS Course Photos
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