Vancouver, British Columbia
6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Flight Lieutenant Burr and Leading Aircraftman E. Beingessner were killed when Cornell aircraft EW 394 crashed seven and one half miles north of the aerodrome at Prince Albert.
Burr, Douglas Harold (Flight Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-June-17
Birth Date: 1916-September-25
Born: Victoria, British Columbia
Parents: Son of Frederick and Mary V. Burr, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Spouse: Husband of Euphemia Marquis Burr, of Kelowna, British Columbia.
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment Date: 1941-May-15
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/10294
Prev: R/101442
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Cornell EW394
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell I serial:EW394
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-June-17. Cornell I s/n EW394.
This accident involved 2 people. Beingessner ES, Burr DH
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Douglas Harold Burr RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/10294 Cornell EW394, Leading Aircraftman Elmer Stephen Beingessner RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/168989 Cornell EW394
Unit Desciption
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.
The lads of Course 98 No 6 EFTS Prince Albert 1944
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
ibcc - Course 98 6 EFTS Prince Albert SK
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP