New York City, New York, USA
Harvard aircraft 3111 went down during a cross-country solo flight from 2 SFTS to 9 AOS, St Jean, Quebec to 13 SFTS, St Hubert, Quebec to RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario and return. 31 SFTS, Kingston, Ontario was asked to provide personnel and aircraft in a search and they found an oil slick on Rideau Lake, on 1942-06-24, this was later found to not be the aircraft, The aircraft was finally located on 1942-06-26, and the crash was found to have happened approximately 10 miles west of Brockville, Ontario. Leading Aircraftman Pilot Oquendo was killed in the crash.
Oquendo, William Caesar (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-20
Birth Date: 1915
Born:
Parents: Son of Benito and Carmen Oquendo, of New York City.
Spouse:
Home: New York City, New York, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 SFTS- Service Flying Training School
Base
Uplands, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/125792
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-06-20
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - North American Harvard Mk.IIB serial:3111
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-20. Harvard II s/n 3111.
This accident involved 1 person. Oquendo WC
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman William Caesar Oquendo RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/125792 Harvard 3111
Unit Desciption
2 SFTS (2 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.
RCAF Station Uplands now the site of Ottawa International Airport CYOW.
Instructors NO2 SFTS
For More Information on RCAF Station Uplands See here
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2 SFTS Uplands History
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