Toronto, Ontario
1 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario. Flight Lieutenant JB McWilliam and Flight Lieutenant DM Bull were on a routine training flight and were killed when their Cessna Crane aircraft 8031 crashed into some trees and caught fire near Wooler, Ontario.
McWilliam, James Bethune (Flight Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-July-25
Birth Date: 1916-May-17
Born:
Parents: Son of James Bethune McWilliam and Clara Helene McWilliam, of Toronto; husband of Kathleen F. McWilliam, of Fort Garry, Manitoba.
Spouse: Husband of Kathleen F. McWilliam, of Fort Garry, Manitoba.
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 FIS- Flying Instructor School
Base
RCAF Stn. Trenton, Ontario
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/8217
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Crane 8031
Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:8031
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-July-25. Cessna Crane I s/n 8031.
This accident involved 2 people. Bull DM, Mcwillian JB
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Douglas Maxwell Bull RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/11295 Crane 8031, Flight Lieutenant James Bethune McWilliam RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/8217 Crane 8031
Unit Desciption
1 FIS (1 Flying Instructors School)
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton ON
NO1 FIS Trenton
Project 44 BCATP
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