Haney, British Columbia
Sergeants Harris and R.A. Clark (RAF) were killed in Cornell aircraft FH 748. They struck a tree during a low-flying exercise and crashed between Vulcan and Pincher Creek, Alberta.
Harris, Edward James (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-09
Birth Date: 1922-January-07
Born: Vancouver British Columbia
Son of Henry C. N. Harris and Ellen K. Harris, of Haney.
Home: Haney, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 FIS- Flying Instructor School
Base
Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/128563
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Cornell FH748
Cornell serial: FH748
Fairchild Cornell Mk. II
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
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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
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Cornell FH748
Cornell Mk. I FH748
Ex USAAF PT-26, serial number 42-14396. To RCAF in Canada, retained RAF serial number.1942-09-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1942-December-09 Accident: 2 Flying Instructor School Loc: Pincher Creek Alberta Names: Clark | Harris
1943-03-12 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Unit Desciption
2 FIS (2 Flying Instructors School)
Formed as a sub-unit of No 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta on 27 April 1942
NO2 FIS Pearce
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Claresholm ABBecame inactive on 29 December 1944 disbanded on 20 January 1945
Project 44 BCATP