Prospect Cemetery
Died in the crash of Cessna Crane 7709.
Baker, George Edward (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-July-16
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of George Robert and Nancy Amelia Baker, of Barry, Glamorgan, Wales.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
4 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1021364
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:7709
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-July-16. Cessna Crane s/n 7709.
This accident involved 1 person. Baker GE
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman George Edward Baker RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1021364 Crane 7709
Unit Desciption
4 SFTS (4 Service Flying Training School)
Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.
There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.
Cessna Crane
For More Infomaion on RCAF Station Saskatoon see here
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RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Osler Saskatchewan
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4 SFTS Saskatoon History
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan