North Sydney, Nova Scotia
1 Wireless School, Montreal, Quebec. Flying Officer MacDonald was the pilot of Yale aircraft 3421, was flying low during routine wireless training and was killed when the aircraft hit some trees three miles north of Elnora, Ontario.
MacDonald, Alexander Joseph (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1945-March-26
Birth Date: 1925-November-13
Born:
Parents: Son of Dr. Hugh Gillis MacDonald and Ella Patricia MacDonald MacDonald, of North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Spouse:
Home: North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 WS- Wireless School
Base
Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/44939
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - North American Yale serial:3421
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-March-26. Yale NA64 s/n 3421.
This accident involved 2 people. MacDonald AJ, Wolske HKE
This accident had 1 fatality. Flying Officer Alexander Joseph MacDonald RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/44939 Yale 3421
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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