Richard Nelson Wilde

Drowned 1941-July-08

Aircraftman 1st Class Richard Nelson Wilde RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-January-25

Born:

Parents: Son of Harry Milton Wilde and Mabel Lillian Wilde of Richmound.

Spouse:

Home: Richmound, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

Uplands, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

aero engine mechanic

Service Numbers

R/94568

Home

Richmound, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

Maple Creek Cemetery
Lot 43 Block 13

Death by accidental drowning in the Rideau River, near Uplands. At the time of the incident him and his companions were canoeing when the canoe capsized and he was lost. His body was recovered the next day.

LAC1 Wilde was BROTHER to FS Charles Garnett Wilde (RCAF) killed 1942-07-03 in 420 Sqn Hampden aircraft P 5332 over Holland

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-07-08

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Unit Desciption

2 SFTS (2 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.

RCAF Station Uplands now the site of Ottawa International Airport CYOW.