Fairchild Cornell
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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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Cornell Cornell III 15215
With No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School at St. Eugene, Quebec when it crashed at 12:15 near Vanleek Hill, Ontario. ALA E. Hamblin, FAA died of his injuries in the Station Hospital at 16:25. RCAF - Accident Investigation File
1943-09-08 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-November-17 Accident: 13 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Scott | Tillett
1945-January-17 Accident: 13 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Malone | Vassily De Samsonov
1945-February-05 Accident: 13 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Stardale Names: Hamblin
1945-03-21 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07