Beingessner, Elmer Stephen
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-06-17
Birth Date: 1923-May-04
Born: Vulcan, Alberta
Son of Frank Xavier and Mary Hazel Beingessner, of Brant, Alberta.
Home: Brant, Alberta
Enlistment: Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment Date: 1942-06-25
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
R/168989
Home
Brant, Alberta
First Burial
Highwood Cemetery, High River, Alberta
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comThis incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Cornell I Serial: EW394
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Cornell EW394
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 Page 6 EFTS (6 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.
Established in 1940 at the present site of Prince Albert Airport CYPA
More information on the RCAF Station at Prince Albert, SK can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Prince Albert SK
RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Hagen SK
Cornell EW394
Cornell I EW394
Ex USAAF PT-26-FA, serial number 44-19341, to RCAF for use in BCATP in Canada1944-01-15 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1944-June-17 Accident: 6 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Beingessner | Burr
1944-07-29 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07