Tolson, Roy Richard (Leading Airman (Acting))
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-March-15
Birth Date: 1925
Born:
Parents: Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Tolson, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
Spouse:
Home: UK
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RN FAA
Unit
31 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Airman (Acting)
Position
Pilot trainee
Service Numbers
FX112767
UK
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Finadagrave.comAccident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2915
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-March-15. Harvard II s/n 2915.
This accident involved 1 person. Tolson RR
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Airman (Acting) Roy Richard Tolson RN FAA Killed in Flying Accident service no:FX112767 Harvard 2915
Unit Desciption
31 SFTS (31 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.
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