No 13 Service Flying Training School
Course 103
I would like to extend a special thank you to Jesse Schupe who’s father was on this course for providing the copies of the course photo and the Wings Banquet menu. Jesse recently wrote an article about his father that was published in “Our Canada” the article can be accessed here.
Rear Row (Left to Right): Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, …, R.B. Schupe
Middle Row (Left To Right): Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, …
Front Row (Left To Right): Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, …
Students Arrived:
Start Date: 27 March 1944
Grad Dinner: 4 October 1944
Graduation Date: 6 October 1944
Course Strength
| No of Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Original Intake | 65 |
| Transferred from previous course | 7 |
| Transferred to subsequent course | 5 |
| Wastage | 10 |
| Killed in Flying accident | 1 |
| Total graduates | 56 |
Commissions
| No of Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Total | 21 |
Postings
| No of Personnel | |
|---|---|
| No 31 Personnel Depot Moncton, New Brunswick | 8 |
| No 1 “Y” Depot | 1 |
| No 3 Repair Depot | 26 |
| No 2 Aircrew Graduate Training School | 7 |
| No 3 Aircrew Graduate Training School | 12 |
| No 4 Service Flying Training School Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 2 |
| Total | 56 |
Nominal Role
- J.S. Allen
- RCAF
- E.G. Armytage
- RAAF
- J.S. Brady
- RAAF
- R.H. Brookes
- RAF
- A.F. Campbell
- RCAF
- B.P.S. Chlene
- RAAF
- T.R. Cook
- RAAF
- T.G. Crooke
- RAAF
- N.A. Dunn
- RAAF
- F.R. Edmonds
- RAAF
- N.S. Farmer
- RAAF
- J.R. Fenton
- RAAF
- H.S. Finlay
- RCAF
- H.F. Folkins
- RCAF
- W.M. Gauld
- RCAF
- F.J.R. Gray
- RAAF
- L.J.F. Gray
- RAAF
- M.J. Griffin
- RCAF
- G.C. Hamilton
- RAAF
- J.F. Heyns
- RAAF
- Darrell Thomas Higgins
- Leading Aircraftman
- RCAF
- Killed in Flying Accident – 2 August 1944 at North Battleford.
- J.F. Jarvis
- RAAF
- A.C.R. Jones
- RAAF
- W.C. Jones
- RAAF
- P.E. Kelly
- RCAF
- H.S. King
- RAAF
- A.H. Laycock
- RCAF
- D.T. Lewis
- RAF
- M.R. McCullagh, DFC
- Flying Officer
- Second Place Student
- Remuster from Wireless Air Gunner
- J.F. McMahon
- RCAF
- P.M. Middleton
- RAAF
- O.E. Mott
- RAAF
- A.L. Nelson
- RCAF
- S. Onishenko
- RCAF
- W.J. Paton
- RAAF
- W.J. Powell
- RAAF
- E.A. Read
- RCAF
- N. Roberts
- RAAF
- T.J. Sawchuk
- RCAF
- C.E. Seefeldt
- RCAF
- R. Blaine Shupe
- RCAF
- O.M. Simmons
- RCAF
- J.K. Stott
- RCAF
- P. Taylor
- RAF
- R.W. Tipper
- RCAF
- A.D. Turner
- RAF
- G.W. Turner, DFC
- Flight Lieutenant
- Top Student
- Remuster from Wireless Air Gunner
- RAF
- L. Tushingham
- RAF
- J.S. Usborne
- RCAF
- J.D. Vaughan
- RAAF
- R.L. Vickers
- RAF
- R.L. Voysey
- RNZAF
- E.F. Watkins
- RAAF
- R.W. Wheeler
- RAAF
- C. Wilding
- RAF
- R.W. Wiles
- RCAF
- W.A.F. Williams
- RAF
- R.W. Wright
- RAAF
Photo Gallery
Source: Jesse Schupe.
Source: Jesse Schupe.
Notes:
- Wings were presented by Flight Lieutenant I. G. Keltie, DFC.
- Students transferred to other courses were transferred as follows:
- 4 to course 105
- 1 to course 113
- Students who were reselected to other trades were transferred as follows:
- 4 to Air Bomber
- 1 to Navigator
- 2 to Air Gunner
- 3 were repatriated
Links:
- School Daily Diary
- Course Arrives –
- Graduation Dinner – 4 October 1944
- Graduation – 6 October 1944
- Disposition
- Station Publications
