London, Ontario
LAC J.D. McPherson and Flying Officer R.M. Zurbrigg were both killed when Tiger Moth aircraft 4381 hit a high tension wire and crashed into the Nations River one mile north of Riceville, Ontario at approximately 1050 hours.
Zurbrigg, Richard Mahlon D'Arcy (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-September-04
Birth Date: 1920-June-02
Born: New Hamburg, Ontario
Parents: Son of Jacob Mahlon Zurbrigg, and Sarah Matilda Zurbrigg of London; husband of Betty Marion Zurbrigg, of London.
Spouse: Husband of Betty Marion Zurbrigg, of London.
Home: London, Ontario
Enlistment: London, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1941-July-17
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Pendleton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/12641
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-09-04
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Tiger Moth 4381
Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:4381
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-September-04. Tiger Moth s/n 4381.
This accident involved 2 people. Mcpherson JD, Zurbrigg RMD
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman James Dixon McPherson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/163171 Moth, Tiger 4381, Flying Officer Richard Mahlon D'Arcy Zurbrigg RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/12641 Moth, Tiger 4381
Unit Desciption
10 EFTS (10 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.
Mount Hope Airport
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Hope (Hamilton) Ontario
On 31 August 1942 moved to Pendleton Ontario
Information on RCAF Station Pendleton can be found here. Project 44 BCATP
Project 44 BCATP
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