Cook, Thomas Joseph
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-07-08
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
John William & Mary A. Cook
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
3 WS- Wireless School
Base
RCAF Stn. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
C/3010
Home
Winnipeg, Manitoba
First Burial
Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Flying Officer Cook lost his life when Moth 4868 crashed at Lillyfield, Manitoba.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comThis incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Moth, Menasco II Serial: 4868
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
de Havilland Menasco Moth DH82-C4
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.
Features Menasco engined Tiger Moth
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 3 WS (3 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.info - RCAF Station Winnipeg MB - 3 WS Moth, Menasco 4868
Moth, Menasco II 4868
Category A damage on 8 July 1941 while with No. 3 Wireless School at Winnipeg, Manitoba.1941-03-29 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1941-July-08 Accident: 3 Wireless School Loc: Lilyfield Manitoba Names: Cook | Orr
1941-07-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20