Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
Lake Valley, Saskatchewan
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 PageCASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (1590), Canadian Aircraft Losses (54), Canadian Ferried (1), Canadian Museum(4)Cornell Mk. I FH659
Ex USAAF PT-26, serial number 42-14307. To RCAF in Canada, retained RAF serial number.1942-07-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-May-26 Accident: 2 Flying Instructor School Loc: West Barons Alberta Names: Koehler | Ridgway
1943-07-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Claresholm AB
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