Alexander, John Malcolm
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-10-28
Birth Date: 1924-February-12
Born: Kincardine Ontario
Son of Gordon and Mary Alexander, of Kincardine, Ontario.
Home: Kincardine, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
15 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Regina, Saskatchewan
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
R/220508
Home
Kincardine, Ontario
First Burial
Kincardine Cemetery, Kincardine, Ontario
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comThis incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Cornell Cornell III Serial: 14494
- Cornell Cornell III Serial: 14493
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Cornell 14493
Fairchild Cornell
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
In early 1942, an agreement was signed between the Canadian Government and Fairchild Aircraft, which licenced Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario to construct the PT-26 Cornell in Canada. The first 800 Cornells used by the RCAF were supplied from Fairchild, until production commenced at Fort Erie in November 1942. By the end of the war in 1945, 2,853 Cornells had been built by Fleet - 1,565 for the RCAF and 1,288 for the RAF.
PT-26 Cornells were flown at many of the Elementary Flying Training Schools (EFTS) of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, where they replaced the Fleet Finch and the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane trainers. After the Second World War, many Cornells were sold to the civilian market, but some were retained by the RCAF, where they were finally retired in 1948.CWPHM
Cornell Trainer
Wikipedia Cornell Trainer 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 15 EFTS (15 Elementary Flying Training School)
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.
More information on RCAF Station Region can be found here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Regina Saskatchewan
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Brora Saskatchewan
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
Cornell 14494
Cornell Cornell III 14494
1943-07-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-September-09 Accident: 15 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Handley
1943-October-28 Accident: 15 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Alexander | Brooks | Driscoll | Paterson
1943-12-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Cornell 14493
Cornell Cornell III 14493
{{link,canadaprimary,https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5933/4345,RCAF - Accident Investigation File}}1943-07-29 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-October-28 Accident: 15 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Alexander | Brooks | Driscoll | Paterson
1943-12-01 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07