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Edgar, William Allison CD (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1956-July-30

Birth Date: 1918-May-28 (age 38)

Born: Brantford, Ontario

Son of Thomas and Mary Edgar of Brantford, Ontario.

Home: Brantford, Ontario

Enlistment: Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1953-02-09

Decorations: CD


Canadian Forces Decoration
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 (F) OTU- Operational Training Unit
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
207261
No burial information, is he missing?

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Chipmunk CF-CXT

de Havilland Canada Chipmunk

de Havilland Canada DHC-1B-2-S5 Chipmunk
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The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft designed and developed by Canadian aircraft manufacturer de Havilland Canada. It was developed shortly after the Second World War and sold in large numbers during the immediate post-war years, being typically employed as a replacement for the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane.

The Chipmunk was the first postwar aviation project conducted by de Havilland Canada. It performed its maiden flight on 22 May 1946 and was introduced to operational service that same year. During the late 1940s and 1950s, the Chipmunk was procured in large numbers by military air services such as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Air Force (RAF), and several other nations' air forces, where it was often utilised as their standard primary trainer aircraft. The type produced under licence by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, who would produce the vast majority of Chipmunks, as well as by OGMA (Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico) in Portugal.

The type was slowly phased out of service beginning in the late 1950s, although in the ab initio elementary training role, this did not happen in the Royal Air Force until 1996, when it was replaced by the Scottish Aviation Bulldog. Wikipedia

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last update: 2021-10-13 18:02:41

Chipmunk CF-CXT

Purchased by RCAF, loaned to Royal Canadian Flying Club, Hamilton (Ont.). Crashed on 29 July 1956, killing Flying Officer G.S. Tyrell and Flight Lieutenant W.A. Edgar. This registration subsequently used by company number 205-243, with several owners, as CF-CXT and C-FCXT. Last Certificate of Registration cancelled 21 March 2005, when owner was Carla Maarse of Rigaud, Quebec.

1950-10-03 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1956-08-08 Struck off Strength Crashed, struck off RCAF strength 2020-09-30

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