Ottawa, Ontario
1 Wireless School, Mount Hope, Ontario. Harvard aircraft FE 515 and Norseman aircraft 2455 collided in mid-air and crashed 1,000 feet west of the aerodrome at Mount Hope. F/Os A. Aitken, H.C. Campbell, and Pilot Officer J.E. Foster were also killed. Aitken and Campbell were in the Harvard, Foster and Hazelton were in the Norseman.
Hazelton, William Messinger (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1945-August-05
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Josiah T. Hazelton and Laura M. Hazelton, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 WS- Wireless School
Base
Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/51498
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Norseman 2455
Accident Card - Noorduyn Norseman Mk. IVW serial:2455
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1945-August-05. They are: Harvard IIB s/n FE515, Norseman IV s/n 2455.
This accident involved 4 people. Aitken A, Campbell , Foster , Hazelton
This accident had 4 fatalities. Flying Officer Andrew Aitken RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/41868 Harvard FE515, Flying Officer Hugh Campbell RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/85420 Harvard FE515,Pilot Officer John Elwood Foster RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/51497 Norseman 2455, Pilot Officer William Messinger Hazelton RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/51498 Norseman 2455
Unit Desciption
1 WS (1 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.
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