4 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RCAF)

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.
Fleet Finch Windsor Mills QC

The School was established near Windsor Mills (now Windsor), Quebec. The former school site has been abandoned and no longer exists.

More information on the RCAF Station at Windsor Mills can be found at

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Unit Accident Records: 4 EFTS 4 Elementary Flying Training School RCAF (156)

1940-July-09 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Angus | Taylor
1940-July-20 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: England
1940-July-20 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Weaver
1940-August-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Usher
1940-August-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Maffre
1940-September-12 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Gault | Mcrae
1940-September-12 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Gault | Mcrae
1940-September-25 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names:
1940-September-25 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names:
1940-September-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Francois Xavier Names: Mckee
1940-October-24 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Horton
1940-December-06 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Field Quebec Names: Simard | Tait
1940-December-20 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Quebec Names: Hall | Hogarth
1940-December-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Sawyerville Quebec Names: Morrow
1940-December-24 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Asbestos Quebec Names: Reid
1941-January-01 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Phillips
1941-February-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Ely D'orford Quebec Names: Hall
1941-February-06 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Garthbury Quebec Names: Buck
1941-February-12 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Names: Gault | Mcrae
1941-February-12 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Names: Gault | Mcrae
1941-February-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Names: Logan
1941-February-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Names: Craig
1941-February-19 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Schraeder
1941-February-25 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fellows
1941-March-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Granby Quebec Names: Brooks
1941-March-14 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Windsor Mills Names: Derick
1941-March-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Dixville Quebec Names: Lovell
1941-April-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hunter
1941-May-03 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Wallace
1941-May-20 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Names: Hogarth | Turp
1941-May-22 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Marshall | Wallace
1941-May-22 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: MacDonald
1941-May-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hodges
1941-May-26 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Beaudette | Bernier
1941-May-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hodges
1941-May-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lee | Simard
1941-May-31 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Macsporran
1941-June-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: David | Hodges
1941-June-06 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ballantyne | Kurtz
1941-June-07 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gallaher | Mills
1941-June-16 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Doherty
1941-June-16 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dixon
1941-June-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lee
1941-June-21 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Angus Names: Gibson
1941-July-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Windsor Mills Ontario Names: Harnett
1941-July-15 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Danville Quebec Names: McCormack | Whitmore
1941-July-16 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Bromptonville Names: Bessenberry
1941-July-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Labella
1941-July-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jennings
1941-August-21 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Whitney
1941-August-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Farrell | Herod
1941-August-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Farrell | Herod
1941-August-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Windsor Mills Names: Mallalieu
1941-September-14 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lapointe | Parkin
1941-September-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Pleau
1941-September-24 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Delisle
1941-October-04 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mcavely
1941-October-20 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Windsor Mills Names: Desautels
1941-November-10 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Sherbrooke Names: Mcpherson
1941-November-19 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Victoriaville Names: Brousseau
1941-December-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Merhige | O'Sullivan
1941-December-10 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Farrell
1942-January-13 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Windsor Mills Names: Chambers | Dawe | Marshall
1942-January-13 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Windsor Mills Names: Chambers | Dawe | Marshall
1942-March-25 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dalzell
1942-March-25 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Camp | Dyke
1942-March-28 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Belyea
1942-April-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Holden
1942-April-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Elward | Reed | Taliaferro
1942-April-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Elward | Reed | Taliaferro
1942-April-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: North Of Airport Names: Prizer
1942-May-03 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Pressisville Quebec Names: Nabors
1942-May-11 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Watson
1942-May-12 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Driscoll
1942-May-12 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gait
1942-May-18 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Wilson
1942-May-21 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Blair
1942-June-01 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Bishopton Quebec Names: Dawkins | Mcgurgan
1942-June-11 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Krieger
1942-June-11 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Krieger
1942-June-23 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Windsor Mills Names: Brandon
1942-June-27 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Browne
1942-July-09 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Rogers
1942-July-15 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dixon
1942-July-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lesniewich
1942-August-04 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hodgkinson
1942-September-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: East Angus Names: Davis
1942-September-04 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Blais
1942-September-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Davie | Fetherston
1942-September-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Davie | Fetherston
1942-September-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Clement | Leclair
1942-September-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Elward | Stormy
1942-October-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Coleman
1942-October-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Atherton
1942-November-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Bromptonville Names: Sears
1942-November-19 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Progosh
1942-December-09 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Davenport
1942-December-15 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: 2 Forced Landing Field Names: Vondette
1942-December-18 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Biron | Laing
1942-December-18 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Biron | Laing
1942-December-18 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Miller
1942-December-20 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Titus Station Quebec Names: Colley | Dawe
1942-December-24 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Gerard Quebec Names: Rennie
1942-December-26 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jones
1943-January-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Chalmers
1943-January-03 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gallen
1943-January-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Barlow
1943-January-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fleming
1943-January-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fleming
1943-January-28 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Smith
1943-January-30 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hicken
1943-February-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Sherbrooke Quebec Names: Pierce | Thomas
1943-February-18 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gillies | Smith
1943-February-18 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gillies | Smith
1943-February-22 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Marsboro Names: Barlow | Grant
1943-February-22 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Richmond Quebec Names: Mcrae
1943-March-01 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Roy
1943-March-01 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Crocco
1943-March-29 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: 3 Mile East Of St Denis Names: Lowe
1943-April-03 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Stanstead Quebec Names: Wilson
1943-April-09 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Crocco
1943-April-09 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Crocco
1943-April-19 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Robert Quebec Names: Dickinson
1943-May-24 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dowse
1943-June-17 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hall | Spence
1943-June-21 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Denis De Brompton Names: Echlin | O'Sullivan
1943-July-01 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Welsh | Wetter
1943-July-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Parker
1943-July-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Parker
1943-July-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bradshaw | Rodney
1943-July-24 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Knock | Leclair
1943-August-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Plessisville Names: Stapley
1943-August-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Plessisville Names: Wright
1943-August-04 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Racine Quebec Names: Bromfield
1943-August-21 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Richmond Lake Names: Wallace
1943-September-10 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Camille Names: Denison
1943-September-10 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dellis
1943-October-10 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Watters
1943-November-28 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Dennis De Brompton Names: Jackson
1943-December-31 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Plessisville City Names: Trout
1944-January-05 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: St Anne De Stukely Quebec Names: Moore
1944-January-13 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Rice
1944-January-21 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Wottom Quebec Names: Watson
1944-January-25 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mulherin
1944-February-04 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Redstall
1944-February-26 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Corbeil
1944-February-26 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Corbeil
1944-March-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Chambers | Lennox
1944-March-02 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Chambers | Lennox
1944-April-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Reid
1944-April-08 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Reid
1944-May-13 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Macgillivray
1944-June-04 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Peterson
1944-June-11 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Campbell | McCready
1944-June-27 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Granby Quebec Names: Charlebois
1944-August-14 Accident: 4 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Asquith Saskatchewan Names: Fryer | Shearer

Unit Casualtues: 4 EFTS 4 Elementary Flying Training School RCAF (3)

Thomas Bartholemew Fetherston
1942-September-05
Killed in Flying Accident
Moth, Tiger I 8936
Toronto, Ontario
James Robertson Davie
1942-September-05
Killed in Flying Accident
Moth, Tiger I 8926
Toronto, Ontario
Francis Marion Pierce
1943-February-05
Killed in Flying Accident
Moth, Tiger I 8938
St Joseph, Missouri, USA