Flying Officer Cameron, Pilot Officer J.T. Dingle and A.G. Longman (civilian) were engaged in a weather test and were killed when Cessna Crane 8055 aircraft dived into the ground one mile east of Clarks Crossing, Saskatchewan.
Longman, A C (Civilian)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-May-30
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Service
RCAF
Unit
4 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
RCAF Stn. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Rank
Civilian
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Crane 8055
Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:8055
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-30. Cessna Crane I s/n 8055.
This accident involved 3 people. Dingle JT, Longman AC, Cameron RJ
This accident had 3 fatalities. Pilot Officer John Tregenna Dingle RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/24270 Crane 8055, Flight Lieutenant Robert Joel Cameron RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/6327 Crane 8055, Civilian A C Longman RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no: Crane 8055
Unit Desciption
4 SFTS (4 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 Infomaion on RCAF Station Saskatoon see here
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Saskatoon Saskatchewan
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Vascoy Saskatchewan
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Osler Saskatchewan
Vintage Wings - Ghosts of Saskatchewan
4 SFTS Saskatoon History
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan