Lake Valley, Saskatchewan
Cornell aircraft FH 659 was being tested after a major inspection, when it struck the ground and broke up seven miles west of Barons, Alberta, Leading Aircraftman W.G. Koehler and Sergeant R.A. Ridgeway were killed in this crash.
He was single and worked as a farmer.
Koehler, William Gordon (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-May-26
Birth Date: 1920-November-04
Born: Caron, Saskatchewan
Parents: Son of William and Emma Jane (ne Hans) Koehler, of Lake Valley, Saskatchewan. He was the brother of Ernest, Calvin, Edith and June.
Spouse:
Home: Lake Valley, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1942-February-24
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 FIS- Flying Instructor School
Base
Pearce, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
aero engine mechanic
Service Numbers
R/155628
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Cornell FH659
Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Mk. I serial:FH659
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-26. Cornell I s/n FH659.
This accident involved 2 people. Ridgway RA, Koehler WG
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman William Gordon Koehler RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/155628 Cornell FH659, Sergeant Raymond Alexander Ridgway RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:421392 Cornell FH659
Unit Desciption
2 FIS (2 Flying Instructors School)
Formed as a sub-unit of No 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta on 27 April 1942
NO2 FIS Pearce
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Claresholm ABBecame inactive on 29 December 1944 disbanded on 20 January 1945
Project 44 BCATP
Project 44 BCATP
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