Tudor, Clifford
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-06-18
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Tudor, of Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury. Yorkshire. England.
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
23 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
1622374
First Burial
Davidson Cemetery, Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)This incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Cornell Mk. I Serial: FH797
- Cornell Mk. I Serial: FH790
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
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
Wikipedia Cornell Trainer 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 23 EFTS (23 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.
Formed at Davidson, Saskatchewan on 1942-10
More Information on RCAF Station Davidson can be found here
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Davidson Saskatchewan
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Davidson (West) Saskatchewan
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
Moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan 1945-06-29
More Information on RCAF Station Yorkton can be found here
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Yorkton SK
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Sturdee SK
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Rhein SK
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Unit was disbanded on 1945-09-15.
Project 44 BCATPCornell FH797
Cornell Mk. I FH797
Ex USAAF PT-26, serial number 42-14445. To RCAF in Canada, retained RAF serial number. With No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School at Davidson, Saskatchewan when it collided with Cornell FH790 from the same School on 18 June 1943, 1 mile from Davidson. Lone occupant of this aicraft, Leading Aircraftman H.J. McRae killed.1942-10-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-June-18 Accident: 23 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: McCrea | Tudor
1943-07-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Cornell FH790
Cornell Mk. I FH790
Ex USAAF PT-26, serial number 42-14438. To RCAF in Canada, retained RAF serial number. With No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School at Davidson, Saskatchewan when it collided with Cornell FH797 from the same School on 18 June 1943, 1 mile from Davidson. Lone occupant of this aicraft, Leading Aircraftman C. Tudor, RAF killed.1942-10-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1943-April-06 Accident: 23 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Eyebrow Saskatchewan Names: Anderson
1943-June-18 Accident: 23 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: McCrea | Tudor
1943-07-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07