Stenhouse, Robert Craig

Died 1945-03-18

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Son of Peter Keir Stenhouse and Frances Craig Stenhouse, of Portreeve, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Home: Portreeve, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit


Base

62 Base

Rank

Corporal

Position

Corporal

Service Numbers

R/79565

62 Base. Cpl. Stenhouse was struck by an Omnibus and admitted to the Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, England on March 16, 1945. He died of his injuries two days later.

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Cornell Mk. II Serial: 10774

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.


Cornell 10774

Cornell Mk. II 10774

Lend Lease funded aircraft, also issued RAF serial FZ221 and USAAF serial 43-36271 (PT-26B-FE), RAF serial number marked as company number. First issued to No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School at Abbotsford, BC. To storage on 24 July 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still in storage. Issued from storage on 11 January 1945. Pending disposal from 1 August 1945. Stored by No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit, where it was noted with 1285:55 total time.

1943-09-03 Taken on Strength No. 4 Training Command 2019-08-20
1945-March-18 Accident: 23 Elementary Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lewis | Skeel
1946-10-21 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1946-10-21 Free Issue Free issue to Foreign Liquidation Commission at Washington, DC 2019-08-20