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Hammill, Arthur Douglas (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-17

Birth Date: 1917-February-07 (age 25)

Son of Frank Arthur and Isabella Hammill, of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Husband of Florence Hammill, of Toronto.

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Service
RCAF
Unit
4 WS- Wireless School
Base
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/80083
Sgt Hammill was engaged in a wireless training exercise when his Menasco Moth aircraft 4912 went WO a spin. He was killed When he crashed two miles east of Simcoe, Ontario.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry – 1942-06-17

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Find-A-Grave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

de Havilland Menasco Moth DH82-C4

(DND Archives Photo, PCN-4631)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
de Havilland DH 82C2 Menasco Moth Mk. I (Serial No. 4861),
preserved with the Canada Air and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.

In the event that U-boat attacks caused a break in supply of British-made engines to Canada, American-built Menasco engines were installed in some Canadian-built Tiger Moths. This is the major difference between the Menasco and de Havilland Tiger Moths. Because this engine could drive a large generator, most Menasco Moths were used for radio training.

The Menasco engine was not as powerful as the Gypsy engine, resulting in a somewhat reduced performance. This loss of power made the Menasco Moth a less than ideal pilot-training airplane and contributed to the Menasco Moth being used almost exclusively for radio training.

YouTube Features Menasco engined Tiger Moth

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (136), Canadian Aircraft Losses (6)
last update: 2023-06-12 18:03:35

Moth, Menasco II 4912

Category A damage on 17 June 1942 while with No. 4 Wireless School at Guelph, Ontario.
1941-07-02 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1942-June-17 Accident: 4 Wireless School Loc: Simcoe Names: Hammill | Lippincott
1942-08-20 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20

4 WS- Wireless School (4 Wireless School)

Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.

  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - RCAF Station Guelph ON - 4 WS

  • General Guelph Historical Society

    • 1941-06-01 Primary Location Guelph Canada Currently the home Ontario Agricultural College.

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