Ellis, Cuthbert William Cyril
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-08-27
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Son of Cuthbert John and Gladys May Belle Ellis, of Hucclecote, Gloucestershire, England.
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
32 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Bowden, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
1608111
First Burial
Innisfail Cemetery, Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)This incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Cornell Mk. II Serial: 10740
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
Cornell Trainer
Wikipedia Cornell Trainer 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 32 EFTS (32 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.
For more Information on RCAF Station Bowden see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Bowden AB
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Netook AB
Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Cornell 10740
Cornell Mk. II 10740
Delivered to stored reserve, issued from storage on 4 August 1943, for use by No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School at Bowden, Alberta. Category A crash on 27 August 1943, 4 miles west and 2 miles south of Bowden. Hit the ground while turning, instructor Flight Lieutenant R. Mount and student Leading Aircraftman C.W.C. Ellis killed.1943-07-13 Taken on Strength No. 4 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-August-11 Accident: 32 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Cole | Day
1943-August-27 Accident: 32 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Bowden Names: Ellis | Mount
1943-10-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce by No. 10 Repair Depot 2019-08-20