Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Died in the crash of Cessna Crane - 7664.
Ray, Frederick Byron (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-July-01
Birth Date: 1916
Born:
Parents: Son of Fred B. and Florence G. Ray, of Rapid City.
Spouse:
Home: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/61620
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Crane 7664
Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:7664
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-July-01. Cessna Crane s/n 7664.
This accident involved 2 people. Kugelmass J, Ray FB
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Jack Kugelmass RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/77268 Crane 7664, Sergeant Frederick Byron Ray RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/61620 Crane 7664
Unit Desciption
4 SFTS (4 Service Flying Training School)
Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.
There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.
Cessna Crane
For More Infomaion on RCAF Station Saskatoon see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Saskatoon Saskatchewan
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Vascoy Saskatchewan
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Osler Saskatchewan
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
4 SFTS Saskatoon History
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan