Riverhurst, Saskatchewan
Two Cessna Crane aircraft were flying in formation when aircraft 7826 had the tail cut off by aircraft 7791. Leading Aircraftman Gibson was killed when aircraft 7826 crashed seven miles north-east of the aerodrome at Rivers, Manitoba.
Gibson, Harry Frank (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-January-16
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Robert W. Gibson and Anna Marie Gibson, of Riverhurst.
Spouse:
Home: Riverhurst, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
12 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/107632
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:7826
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-January-16. They are: Cessna Crane s/n 7826, Cessna Crane s/n 7791.
This accident involved 2 people. Gibson HF, Mcrae AG
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Harry Frank Gibson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/107632 Crane 7826
Unit Desciption
12 SFTS (12 Service Flying Training School)
Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.
There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.
Cessna Crane
For More information on RCAF Station Brandon see here
RCAF.info - Station Brandon MB
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Chater MB
12 SFTS Brandon MB History
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