Charles Woollard Taylor Rank: Leading Aircraftman Status: Killed in Flying Accident 1943-07-01

Cornell FH976

Fairchild Cornell

Fairchild Cornell Mk. II
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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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Cornell Mk. I FH976

Ex USAAF PT-26-FA, serial number 42-15455. Taken on strength at Calgary, Alberta. First assigned to No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School at Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. Destroyed in Category A crash on 21 July 1943, 5 miles south of Willows, Saskatchewan (about 6 miles east of town of Assiniboia). Stalled from a climbing turn at low altitude, during unauthorized low flying. Spun in from 400 feet, destroyed on impact. Instructor Sgt. P.J. Vizor, RAF killed, had 249 logged flying hours. Student Leading Aircraftman C.W. Taylor also killed.

1943-02-23 Taken on Strength No. 4 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-July-01 Accident: 34 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Willows Names: Taylor | Vizor
1943-09-21 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce by No. 10 Repair Depot at Calgary 2019-08-20

34 EFTS (34 Elementary Flying Training School)

An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.

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Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Taylor, Charles Woollard (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-01

Cornell FH976

Fairchild Cornell

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:

Cornell Mk. I FH976

34 EFTS (34 Elementary Flying Training School)

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Taylor, Charles Woollard (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-01

Cornell FH976

Fairchild Cornell

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:

Cornell Mk. I FH976

34 EFTS (34 Elementary Flying Training School)

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