Young, Kenneth (Captain)

Killed in Flying Accident 1970-June-10

Captain Kenneth Young RCAF

Birth Date: 1927-September-04

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Canadian Forces Decoration

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 FTS- Flying Training School (CAF70)

Base

Rank

Captain

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

37474

Final Burial
Google MapRivers Cemetery
Lot 19 Block 5 NW Quarter

Nomad (Hiller) serial: 10269

(DND Photo via Fred Paradie)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Hiller CH-112 Nomad Helicopter (Serial No. 112264), Canadian Army.

The Hiller OH-23 Raven is a three-place, military light observation helicopter based on the Hiller Model 360. The Model 360 was designated by the company as the UH-12 ("UH" for United Helicopters), which was first flown in 1948.

Hiller CH-112 Nomad (U-12E) three-place, military light observation helicopter in Canadian Army service (27), Serial Nos. 112262-11285. Wikipedia and Harold Skaarup web page

YouTube Hiller Nomad Helicopter

Wikipedia Wikipedia Hiller Nomad Helicopter

Unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

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Unit Desciption

3 FTS (3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School)

3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (3 CFFTS), Canadian Armed Forces, CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba: first formed on 1 July 1970 from 1 Primary Flying School (Borden, Chipmunks), 4 Flying Training School (Rivers, Hiller Nomad helicopters) and the 3 Flying Training School at Portage (Expeditors); Musketeers from 1971, Kiowas; contracted training from 1992 at the Southport Aerospace Centre (Wikipedia, 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School). The unit service CAF70 is the Canadian Armed Forces after unification (1 February 1968); the earlier RCAF school is a separate record.