Billings, David Kitto

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-09-14

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rev. Percy Billings & Lilla Adelaide Kitto

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario: enlisted in the RFC

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RFC

Unit

71 (F) HD- Home Defence (RFC)

Base

Rank

2nd-Lieutenant

Position

2nd-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

70208, RFC

1917-09-14: Billings was attached to the Australian Flying Corps at the time of his death. He had completed his pilot training and was to go on for advanced training when he took a final flight. He fell out of his aircraft at a height of 1,500 - 2,000- feet when the pin on one side securing his safety belt broke after a loop, allowing it to open. His body was found a mile from where his plane crashed.