The Cessna T-50 Crane was the RCAF version of the Cessna AT-17 Bobcat, a twin-engined advanced trainer designed and made in the USA during the Second World War. It served to bridge the gap between single-engined trainers and twin-engined combat aircraft.
First flown in 1939, the American-built Cessna Crane was developed as a five-seat, light transport civilian aircraft. It was originally intended to serve only a minor role within the BCATP (an initial 180 were ordered in 1940) until the Canadian-built Avro Ansons became available in greater numbers. This was the first large order that Cessna had received for one of its products. Eventually, more than 5,400 Cranes would be produced, of which 826 saw service with the RCAF. Cessna Cranes were used primarily to teach future bomber pilots, after they had received their initial training, to fly multi-engined aircraft at Service Flying Training Schools in western Canada.
Powered by 245-horsepower Jacobs R-755-9 radial engines, Cessna Cranes featured wooden wings and tail married to a fuselage constructed of welded steel tubing. Most of the aircraft was fabric-covered. It was cheap, reliable and relatively easy to fly, with a top speed of 315 kilometres (195 miles) per hour.
The Crane provided twin-engined complexity with economy of operation and went on to become one of the most important aircraft used by the BCATP. Cranes continued to serve with the RCAF until 1947, after which many were purchased by private individuals and companies.
Nicknamed the Bamboo Bomber because of its largely wood construction, the Crane had a reputation as a stable and reliable aircraft. Although not an ideal training aircraft because of its poor single-engined performance and load-carrying capability, it performed its duties satisfactorily and helped train several thousand bomber pilots. Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
Built at No. 11 Service Flying Training School, using spare fuselage and parts of 8027. 0000-01-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category A crash near Vanscoy relief aerodrome (about 20 miles south-west of Saskatoon) at 12:40 on 7 March 1942. Aircraft was being ferried from Vanscoy to Saskatoon, fabric came off right wing at 100 foot altitude, destroyed by post impact fire. Scrapped at No. 4 SFTS. 2010-05-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;8
Category A crash at Gross Island (today part of Rainy River, Ontario) at 12:30 on 11 January 1941. Accident report filed by No. 8 Repair Depot, aircraft had just ferried to Canada and was on a test flight. First RCAF Crane loss. All 3 occupants killed, pilot Flying Officer R.S. Dixon; S. Muddeman, civilian employee of the RCAF; and Cessna tech rep L. Malatka. 2014-06-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Assigned to Prairie Airways on 26 June 1941. Category A crash at Shellbrook, Saskatchewan (midway between Saskatoon and Prince Albert) at 22:00 on 1 July 1941, possibly while ferrying to M&C Aviation at Prince Albert. 2010-05-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category C14 damage at Vanscoy relief aerodrome at 11:45 on 1 May 1941. To Prairie Airways at Moose Jaw for repairs on 9 July 1941, with 334:50 logged time. To No. 4 Training Command on 11 December 1941, delivered to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta on 29 December 1941. Category B damage at Calgary aerodrome at 13:25 on 11 March 1942, nosed over due to heavy braking. To Prairie Airways for repairs on 13 March 1942, with 435:00 logged time. To No. 2 Training Command on 10 July 1942. To Prairie Airways, 17 June to 14 September 1943. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed. To No. 4 Training Command on 11 December 1943. Category A damage at Calgary on 21 March 1944, collided with Crane 7922 during landing after formation training. Sgt. E.C. McIntyre killed in this aircraft. Fuselage and empennage allocated to Prairie Airways for inspection on 24 March 1944, following this crash. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2012-03-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category A crash at 09:30 on 30 August 1941, 16 miles north-west of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan (and thus about 50 miles north-north-west of the Saskatoon aerodrome). Destroyed by post impact fire. LAC D.G. Measor and LAC William Steven Kinross killed. 2021-05-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category C10 damage at Saskatoon at 12:05 on 8 May 1941. Category C14 damage at Saskatoon aerodrome at 18:00 on 18 June 1941. Category A crash at the Saskatoon aerodrome at 15:15 on 22 August 1941. Aircraft "apparently stalled", spun in, destroyed by post impact fire. LAC H.O. Richardson, native of Saskatoon, killed. 2010-05-15Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category C10 damage at Saskatoon, at 09:15 on 23 May 1941. Category A crash at 15:30 on 2 February 1942, 18 miles south of Saskatoon, following a mid-air collision with Crane 7831. Scrapped at No. 4 SFTS, serviceable spares and parts forwarded to No. 8 Repair Depot in Winnipeg. 2010-08-23Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category A crash at 02:15 on 16 July 1941, 5 miles south of Saskatoon. Crashed during circuits at night, largely destroyed by post crash fire. Lone occupant, LAC G.E. Baker, RAF, killed. Scrapped at No. 4 SFTS. 2010-08-24Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category A crash at Vanscoy relief aerodrome, at 03:00 on 25 May 1941. Flew into the ground during solo night flying. LAC H.J. Rowe, RAAF, killed. 2010-08-24Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category C2 damage at Vanscoy relief aerodrome at 17:05 on 9 May 1941. Category A crash at 16:30 on 24 February 1942, 17 miles north of the Saskatoon aerodrome. Lone occupant, LAC L.W. Gillan, RNZAF, killed. Scrapped by No. 4 SFTS. 2010-08-24Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category C damage at Saskatoon, at 21:20 on 25 May 1941. Category C10 damage at Osler relief aerodrome, at 11:10 on 8 September 1941. Category C5 damage, at Vanscoy relief aerodrome At 15:00 on 18 December 1941. Category A crash on 31 July 1942, 3 fatalities. Scrapped by No. 4 SFTS, possibly on 12 August 1942. 2015-07-14Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
First assigned to No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category C14 damage at Brandon at 10:00 on 2 July 1941. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 17 December 1942 to 23 February 1943. To Storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 27 April 1943. Category A crash on 5 July 1943, while with No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Scrapped by No. 11 SFTS. 2010-08-29Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
Category A crash near Forest, Manitoba at 15:00 on 19 January 1942, after colliding with Crane 7756 of No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. 2010-08-31Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category B damage at Brandon at 16:15 on 29 October 1941, when struck by a moving tractor. To Prairie Airways to be "rebuilt", 19 May to 1 June 1942. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed. Issued from storage on 20 June 1942, for use by No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category A crash while with this School, on 13 February 1943. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot at Calgary. Fuselage was later used to assembly a "new" aircraft, see RCAF 9000. Note that when this aircraft was sold and moved to the US civil register, it retained the company number of RCAF 7753. 2011-06-27Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category C4 damage at Oberon relief aerodrome at 21:15 on 1 September 1941. Category A crash at 15:00 on 19 January 1942, 5 miles north of Forest, Manitoba, after colliding with Crane 7747. Scrapped by No. 12 SFTS. 2010-08-31Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
With No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba, when it received Category C5 damage at 08:45 on 15 October 1941. Taxied into tail of Crane 7732, damaging both propellers on this aircraft. Category A crash on 24 December 1941. Scrapped by No. 12 SFTS. 2010-09-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;12;10
With No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba when it received Category C1 damage at 17:30 on 24 April 1942, 2 miles east of Kelso Station, Saskatchewan (about 80 miles west of Brandon, near Wawota, now abandoned). Category A crash at Brandon on 25 July 1942. Scrapped at No. 12 SFTS. 2010-09-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category C2 damage at Brandon at 00:45 on 24 October 1941. Damaged again at Brandon aerodrome at 05:20 on 17 January 1942, in collision with Crane 7824. Originally classified as Category C20, revised to Category B on 16 May 1942. Damaged again at 23:15 on 14 May 1941, at Chater relief aerodrome. To Prairie Airways for repairs, 22 May to 21 August 1942. To No. 4 Training Command when completed, for use by No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 17 March to 10 May 1943. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 22 May 1943. To storage on 19 October 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still in storage. Pending disposal from 28 June 1945. Stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at No. 2 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite, where it was noted with 2816:55 total time, 1603:35 since overhaul. Sold to A.J. Leeward of Montreal. 2010-09-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category C6 damage at 22:45 on 5 January 1942. Category A crash at 23:15 on 8 July 1942, at Chater relief aerodrome, from a steep spiral dive. Scrapped at No. 12 SFTS. 2010-09-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category A crash at 10:15 on 16 January 1942, 7 miles north-east of Rivers, Manitoba, following a mid-air collision. This aircraft came up in front of Crane 7791 during formation training. 7791 returned to land without further damage, this aircraft crashed and was destroyed. Scrapped by No. 12 SFTS. 2011-01-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First Assigned to No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Category B crash at Saskatoon aerodrome at 12:33 on 30 November 1941. Collided with Crane 7633 while both were landing, at an altitude of 25 feet. To Prairie Airways for repairs on 9 December 1941, with 410:20 logged time. To storage with No. 4 Training Command on 4 June 1942, issued from storage on 23 July 1942. With No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary when it was destroyed in a Category A crash. 2011-01-10Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First used by No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category A crash at 09:30 on 13 September 1941, 1 mile north-east of Rathwell, Manitoba (60 miles east-south-east of Brandon). Cause reported as unauthorized low flying. Aircraft largely destroyed by post impact fire. LAC J.P. Seymour and LAC W.S. Shand, both from US, killed. NOTE: there is some confusion in some RCAF records between this aircraft and 7869, but the RCAF accident investigation report identifies the Rathwell crash as 7859. 2011-01-31Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
To Prairie Airways for repairs, 23 October to 6 November 1941, with 188:15 logged time. To No. 2 Training Command when completed. With No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when it crashed at 01:30 at the Vanscoy relief aerodrome at 01:30 on 11 February 1942. Scrapped by No. 4 SFTS. Had 440:25 total time when struck off. 2011-01-25Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
With No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it received Category C2 damage at the R2 relief aerodrome at 17:00 on 20 October 1941. Still with this School when it was in a Category A crash in late 1942. Scrapped by No. 10 SFTS. 2011-01-27Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
With No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba when it was severely damaged by fire following a Category A crash 6 miles north-west of Brandon, at 14:35 on 30 April 1942. Instructor F/Sgt. D. Patenall and 2 others on board killed. 2011-01-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
Used by No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba. Category A crash at Dauphin on either 12 July or 12 August 1942. Record Card records crash date as 12 July 1942, other records record LAC F.H. Plate dying in this aircraft on 12 August 1942. Scrapped by No. 10 SFTS. 2011-10-22Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 22 October 1942 to 28 January 1943. to storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed. To No. 4 Training Command on 9 August 1943, for use by No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it crashed in early 1944. To workshop reserve at No. 10 Repair Depot on 6 March 1944, for inspection and write off following this crash. 2011-01-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
Severely damaged by post crash fire on 29 July 1943, while with No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba. Stalled shortly after takeoff on night flying exercise, came down 1/4 mile west of the runway at 01:50 local time. LAC E. Easthope, RAF killed. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 10 August 1943, for scrapping. 2014-02-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
First used by No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category C14 damage at the Brandon aerodrome at 15:45 on 16 July 1941. Category C1 damage at Dauphin at 08:30 on 24 December 1941, reported by No. 10 Service Flying Training School. Scheduled for overhaul at Prairie Airways from 5 October 1942, but this was cancelled. Written off at No. 10 SFTS following a Category B crash. 2011-01-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 22 October 1942 to 21 January 1943. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 27 April 1943. Destroyed by post crash fire while with No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 19 October 1943 for write off. 2011-02-18Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
With No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it was in a Category A crash at 09:00 on 22 February 1942, 4 miles north of Valley River, Manitoba (10 miles north-north-east of Dauphin aerodrome). Aircraft dove in and exploded while attempting a precautionary landing. LAC K.F. Somerville killed. Scrapped by No. 10 SFTS. 2011-03-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 15 October to 24 November 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed. Issued from storage on 6 December 1943. Category A damage at Calgary on 21 March 1944, collided with Crane 7676 during landing after formation training. LAC S.N. Rowell, RAAF killed in this aircraft. To No. 10 Repair Depot on 24 March 1944 for inspection. Scrapped without being repaired. 2012-03-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
With No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan when it suffered a Category A crash at the Yorkton aerodrome at 04:15 on 19 August 1942. Accident was "unobserved", but believed to be a spiral dive shortly after takeoff during night flying exercises. LAC D.C. Brown killed. 2011-02-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
With No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan when it received Category C4 damage at Yorkton aerodrome at 15:00 on 13 November 1941. Category A crash at Yorkton on 3 August 1942. Scrapped at No. 11 SFTS. 2011-03-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
With No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when it crashed at 17:45 on 15 July 1942, 7 miles north-west of Wakaw, Saskatchewan (about 70 miles north-east of Saskatoon). Aircraft was flying in clouds with instructor and student, apparently shed parts in flight and then struck ground inverted. Both occupants killed. Scrapped by No. 4 SFTS. 2011-03-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
With No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it suffered a Category A crash at 15:20 on 24 August 1942, near Wawanesa, Manitoba (about 100 miles south of Dauphin). The aircraft had landed in a small field to pick up the pilot of another Crane that had forced landed, and then struck trees and crashed while attempting to take off. Instructor Pilot Officer J.O. Thorne and two passengers killed. Scrapped by No. 12 SFTS at Brandon. 2011-11-05Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
With No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it crashed at 15:00 on 9 (or 19?) April 1942, 7 miles north of Makinak, Manitoba (about 20 miles south-east of Dauphin aerodrome) while flying on instruments. Destroyed by post impact fire, Sgt. D.D. Dean and student killed. Scrapped by No. 10 SFTS. 2011-03-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
With No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it received Category A damage at 10:45 on 18 January 1942, 3 miles north-east of Sifton, Manitoba (20 miles north of Dauphin aerodrome) in a collision with Crane 7875. Other aircraft received Category C damage. This aircraft scrapped by No. 10 SFTS. 2011-03-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
To No. 4 Training Command on 12 August 1942, for use by No. 2 Flying Instructors School at Vulcan, Alberta. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 29 November 1943 to 16 January 1944. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed. Issued from storage on 10 February 1944, for use by No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary. Still with this School when it crashed on 23 September 1944. To No.10 Repair Depot on 25 September 1944 for scrapping. 2011-04-02Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
Used by the Central Flying School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. Category C6 damage at Belleville, Ontario at 09:00 on 30 April 1942, still with CFS at that time. To No. 4 Training Command on 12 August 1942, for use by No. 2 Flying Instructors School at Vulcan, Alberta. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 10 December 1942 to 4 March 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 9 August 1943, for use by No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary. Category A crash while with this School. To No. 10 Repair Depot on 14 March 1944. Note made on 14 March 1945: "E135's and E137's to be submitted". These are believed to be engineering inspection reports. 2011-04-02Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
Used by the Central Flying School, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. Category C2 damage at Mountain View aerodrome at 21:30 on 8 October 1941. Landed gear up after electrical failure, pilot elected not to use hand lowering system. To No. 4 Training Command on 24 August 1942, for use by No. 3 Service Flying Training Command at Calgary, Alberta. Delivered there on 15 October 1942. Category A crash while with this School on 2 June 1943. 2011-04-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
With No. 10 Service flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it was in a Category A crash at 09:25 on 24 July 1942. Dove into ground while flying at low altitude in bad weather, badly damaged by post crash fire. Instructor Pilot Officer J.S. Bladon and student killed. Scrapped by No. 10 SFTS. 2011-04-11Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
With No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category A crash on 7 October 1942, mid-air with Crane 7711. Scrapped by No. 11 SFTS. 2011-04-12Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
First used by No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 23 April to 30 June 1943. To No. 2 Training Command when completed. To storage, 17 July to 3 August 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, back to No. 11 SFTS. Totally destroyed in Category A crash on 16 March 1945. At least one fatality, LAC R.R.W. Stephens, RAF. To No. 8 Repair Depot for write off on 27 April 1945, scrapped by them. 2015-01-23Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First used by No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category C5 damage at 11:00 on 10 December 1941, while with this School. With No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when it was in a Category A crash at 19:00 on 5 June 1942, 7 miles east of Hague, Saskatchewan (about 25 miles north-east of Saskatoon). Aircraft struck a ferry cable stretched across the South Saskatchewan River, today on Highway 785. Crashed in river, pilot not found when wreckage was recovered from 8 feet of water in the river. Lone occupant, LAC A.S. Light of nearby Battleford, Saskatchewan, is listed on the Ottawa Memorial (implying no grave known). Scrapped by No. 4 SFTS. 2011-04-12Known Squadron Assignments: ;1
First assigned to No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 30 April to 6 July 1943. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed. To No. 1 Training Command on 9 August 1943, for use by No. 1 Flying Instructors School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. With this School when it crashed near Trenton on 25 July 1944. To No. 6 Repair Depot on 29 July 1944 for write off. 2011-04-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
First assigned to No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category A crash at Yorkton on 5 September 1942. Scrapped by No. 11 SFTS. 2011-04-14Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
First assigned to No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 25 August to 23 November 1942. To No. 2 Training Command when completed. Pending disposal from 28 September 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal. Stored at No. 204 Equipment Holding Unit at Estevan, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2976:00 total time, 2099:40 since overhaul. 2011-04-15Known Squadron Assignments: ;4
First assigned to No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category C5 damage at Yorkton aerodrome at 14:30 on 27 November 1941. To Prairie Airways for repairs on 16 December 1941, with 41:20 airframe time. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 12 May 1942, issued from storage on 13 June 1942. With No. 4 Service Flying Training School at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when scrapped. 2011-06-23Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
First assigned to No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category C1 damage at Yorkton at 16:45 on 14 December 1941. Category C8 damage at Yorkton aerodrome at 23:45 on 11 January 1942. Category A crash at Yorkton on 30 August 1942. Scrapped by No. 11 SFTS. 2011-06-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
First assigned to No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category A crash during a training flight at 16:00 on 11 May 1942. Heavily damaged by post impact fire. Scrapped by No. 11 SFTS. 2011-06-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Later with No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category C10 damage at Brandon aerodrome at 15:20 on 11 May 1942. Category A crash on 28 May 1943 during night flying, killing instructor Sgt. W.G. Kendall, RAAF and students LAC R.T. Ingley, RNZAF, and LAC T.F. Osborne, RNZAF. Scrapped at No. 12 SFTS. 2011-06-19Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it was in a Category A crash on 13 February 1943. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-07-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it was in a Category A crash on 28 August 1943. Collided with Harvard AJ796 of No. 37 Service Flying Training School during a bombing exercise, 2 miles north-east of Calgary aerodrome, at 11:35. Instructor Sgt. J.V. Hardiman, RAAF killed, LAC MV. Eckert killed, one other RAAF student slightly injured. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2016-02-15Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it was in a Category A crash on 18 September 1943. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-07-24Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it was in a Category A crash at 16:30 on 22 February 1942, 3 miles east of the Calgary airport. Aircraft dove into the ground, cause unknown. Had 230:00 logged time when struck off. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-07-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it suffered a Category A crash at Calgary on 15 December 1942. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-07-24First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Pending disposal from 26 September 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal. Stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2098:25 total time, never overhauled.
Sold to J.A. Leeward of Montreal on 2 July 1947. To F. Farmington of Seattle, Washington on 5 May 1948. To H.E. Olsen of Kirkland, Washington on 7 June 1948. Registered as N1238N on 29 September 1948. To Hart Flying Services of Wichita, Kansas on 31 March 1953. To J.M. Paige of Fort Worth, Texas on 25 May 1979. To Confederate Air Force (later the Commemorative AF) on 10 December 1979.
Registered, still as N1238N, to CAF American Heritage Museum in Midland, Texas on 5 September 1991. By 2008 carried fake USAAF paint scheme and serial, displayed on tail as "11632".
(March 6 2024) Eric Ridilla, (President: Wings-of-War), purchased the aircraft off the CAF in the fall of 2022. It needed a mini restoration which was completed August of 2023 and has arrived at its new home base in Hershey Pennsylvania. The plane is on a lease back to Wings of War (WoW). A new charity that is starting a living history flying museum.
2024-03-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it suffered a Category A crash on 9 September 1942. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-07-23Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category C10 damage at Calgary aerodrome at 12:50 on 27 January 1942. To No. 2 Training Command on 26 October 1942. Completely destroyed in a crash an ensuing fire in spring of 1944, possibly 18 May 1944 or earlier. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 26 May 1944 for write off. 2011-08-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it crashed on 6 May 1943. Destroyed in subsequent fire. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-08-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it crashed in a vertical dive 10 miles north (or east?) of Cochrane, Alberta at 15:30 on 3 March 1942. LAC J.L. Clarke and one other student both killed. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-08-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 11 November to 3 December 1943. To storage with no. 4 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 18 April 1944. Category A crash in 1944, while with No. 3 Service Flying Training School. To No. 10 Repair Depot on 22 June 1944 for write off. 2011-08-11RCAF - Accident Investigation File
RCAF - Accident Investigation File
2023-02-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
Reason for out of sequence delivery is not known. Category A crash on 19 July 1943. Scrapped by No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba. 2011-09-25Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Category C2 damage at Claresholm aerodrome, at 14:15 on 19 April 1942. Category A crash at Carmangay, Alberta (20 miles east-north-east of Claresholm) at 15:50 on 8 July 1942. Collided with Crane 8743 during formation flying. Both crew on this aircraft killed, including pilot E.E. Gutteridge. (Listed as an LAC in some RCAF records, listed as a Sgt. in Commonwealth War Graves Commission database.) Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-09-26Known Squadron Assignments: ;147
To Western Air Command on 12 January 1942, for use by No. 13 (OT) Squadron, RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC. Category C7 damage at Patricia Bay at 14:45 on 6 March 1942. With No. 147 (BR) Squadron at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC when it suffered a Category A crash at 12:50 on 7 July 1942, 3 miles south-east of Sea Island, BC, while on a training flight. Destroyed by post impact fire, cause listed as "obscure". 3 fatalities, Flying Officer D.J. Sterling, Sgt. H.M. Miners and AC1 E.J. Delany. To No. 8 Repair Depot at Vancouver for write off action.RCAF - Accident Investigation File
RCAF - Accident Investigation File
2023-02-17RCAF - Accident Investigation File
RCAF - Accident Investigation File
2023-02-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
First assigned to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category A crash at 14:37 on 27 April 1942. Collided with Fort 3591 over the Calgary aerodrome. The Fort landed safely without further damage. Had 234:15 logged time when written off. All 3 occupants of this aircraft killed: instructor Flight Lieutenant H.M. Rowlings, student LAC B.A. Flatt and 50 year old link instructor Flying Officer H.H. Weeks, who was along for a ride during a wings test. 2011-11-22RCAF - Accident Investigation File
RCAF - Accident Investigation File
2023-02-17RCAF - Accident Investigation File
2023-02-17RCAF - Accident Investigation File
. 2023-02-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. To Prairie Airways for overhaul, 17 December 1942 to 16 March 1943. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 8 April 1943. Scrapped at No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba. 2011-11-20Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Still with this School when it suffered a Category A crash on 27 January 1943. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-11-20Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Category A crash at 15:50 on 8 July 1942, 17 miles east of Carmangay, Alberta (about 20 miles north-east of Claresholm). Collided with Crane 8669 during cross country formation flying. Both occupants of this aircraft killed: Sgt. C.M. Stearns and LAC W.C. MacDonald. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-11-22Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Category A crash at 15:30 on 23 February 1942, at Claresholm. Circled down and crashed during formation practice. LAC E. Rodgers killed. Had 68:45 logged time when struck off. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-11-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Category C10 damage at 11:40 on 4 February 1942, at Woodhouse, Alberta (about 5miles south-east of Claresholm aerodrome). To No. 2 Training Command on 17 November 1942. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 15 May 1944 for scrapping, following a Category A crash.RCAF - Accident Investigation File
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2023-02-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
Also received RAF serial FJ111 and USAAF serial 42-13628, no record of either ever being marked. First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Category A crash while with this School on 24 December 1942. Struck cables while low flying, 5 miles west of Monarch, Alberta, probably in the Oldman River valley. Only occupant, LAC S.T. Monroe, killed. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot 2011-12-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
Also received RAF serial FJ128 and USAAF serial 42-13645, no record of either ever being marked. First assigned to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command on 27 March 1943. Totally destroyed in a Category A crash in 1943. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 26 August 1943, for write off. 2011-12-11RCAF - Accident Investigation File
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2023-02-25Known Squadron Assignments: ;1
Also received RAF serial FJ191 and USAAF serial 42-13708, no record of either ever being marked. First assigned to the Central Flying School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To No. 6 Repair Depot for inspection on 27 May 1944, following a crash. Scrapped there.RCAF - Accident Investigation File
2023-02-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
Also received RAF serial FJ197 and USAAF serial 42-13714, no record of either ever being marked. First assigned to the Central Flying School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To No. 3 Training Command on 4 June 1942 for use by the Test and Development Establishment at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. To No. 2 Training Command on 27 November 1942. With No. 10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin, Manitoba when it suffered a Category A crash on 17 August 1944. To No. 8 Repair Depot at Winnipeg on 19 August 1944 for scrapping. 2012-01-24Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
Also received USAAF serial 42-13747 as an AT-17A. To Prairie Airways for crash repairs, 4 August to 2 December 1943. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed. Issued from storage on 22 February 1944. With No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba when lost on 25 September 1944. Crashed and burned while on a mutual instrument flight on the Fraser Farm, 1 mile south of Franklin, Manitoba, cause obscure. Two students, F/O's R.M. Monck and H.E. Storey killed. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 2 October 1944 for scrapping. 2010-11-10Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
Also received USAAF serial 42-13778 as an AT-17A. With No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba. Category A crash at Brandon on 15 September 1942. Scrapped at No. 12 SFTS. 2010-11-18Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
Also received USAAF serial 42-13789 as an AT-17A. First assigned to No. 2 Flying Instructors School at Vulcan, Alberta. To No. 2 Training Command on 23 December 1942, for use by No. 11 Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Category A crash on 10 January 1943. Scrapped at No. 11 SFTS. 2010-11-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;2
Also received USAAF serial 42-13799 as an AT-17A. Reported with the Test and Development Establishment at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, dates unknown. Category A crash on 13 February 1943, while with No. 2 Flying Instructors School at Vulcan, Alberta. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2010-11-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;2
Also received USAAF serial 42-13800 as an AT-17A. First assigned to No. 2 Flying Instructors School at Vulcan, Alberta. Category A crash at Vulcan on 21 September 1942. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2011-11-05