Booth learned to fly at a Curtiss School in The U.S. He then travelled to England to take up his RNAS commission that had been offered on 1916-07-06. However, the offer of a commission was rescinded after a physical that found him unfit for operational flying, most likely due to his age (51).
Booth, John Frederick ()
Survived 1916-July-06

Birth Date: 1865-June-03
Born: Ottawa, Ontario
Parents: John Rudolphus Booth & Rosalinda Cook
Spouse: Frances Alberta Hunsiker
Home: Rochester, Minnesota, US
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RNAS
Unit
(RNAS)
Base
Rank
Position
pilot-trainee
Service Numbers