Campbell, Arthur David Andrew (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1945-August-17

Leading Aircraftman Arthur David Andrew Campbell RAFVR

Birth Date: 1926

Born:

Parents: Mrs W F Wood, of Chigwell, Essex

Spouse:

Home: Chigwell, Essex, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

23 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

pilot-trainee

Service Numbers

3038753

Home

Chigwell, Essex, England

Final Burial

Yorkton Cemetery
Block 5 Lot 76 Grave B

Leading Aircraftman A D A Campbell (RAFVR) was killed in a flying accident on Cornell III aircraft 14660 that crashed at Yorkton during a training flight

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Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Cornell III serial:14660

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-August-17. Cornell II s/n 14660.

This accident involved 1 person. Campbell ADA

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Arthur David Andrew Campbell RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:3038753 Cornell 14660

Mission

Cornell Cornell III 14660

Operational 1945-August-17 to 1945-August-17

11 Service Flying Training School (OT) SFTS (RCAF) Yorkton, Saskatchewan

11 Service Flying Training School (BCATP), Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Leading Aircraftman A D A Campbell (RAFVR) was killed in a flying accident on Cornell III aircraft 14660 that crashed at Yorkton during a training flight

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Cornell serial: 14660

Fairchild Cornell Mk. II
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

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Aircraft Images

Cornell 14660

Cornell Cornell III 14660

With No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School at Yorkton, Saskatvchewan when it crashed on 17 August 1945. Came down 4 miles north west of Waldron, Saskatchewan at about 16:15, on a solo cross country flight. Leading Aircraftman A.D.A. Campbell, RAFVR, kiled.

1943-10-23 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-May-21 Accident: 23 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: NEast Airport Names: Moore | Skinner
1945-August-17 Accident: 23 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Waldron Saskatchewan Names: Campbell
1945-10-06 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07

Unit Desciption

23 EFTS (23 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.