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Winnipeg, ManitobaFairchild Cornell
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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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Harold A Skaarup Web PageCornell Cornell III 16644
Category A crash on 9 June 1945 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Spun in from maintenance test flight after major inspection at No. 2 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit. Flying Officer N.J. MacLean killed. Accident report stated propeller stopped during forced landing on main aerodrome, cited MacLean for aerobatics and spinning below 3,000 feet.1943-11-30 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-June-09 Accident: 2 REMU Loc: Aerodrome Names: Maclean
1946-01-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
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