Close, Robert Melville (Flight Cadet)

Killed in Flying Accident 1957-April-30

Flight Cadet Robert Melville Close RCAF

Birth Date: 1932-June-22

Born: Mayo, Yukon Territories

Parents: Archibald John & Ida Margaret (nee Ross) Close of Mayo, Yukon

Spouse:

Home: Mayo, Yukon Territories

Enlistment: Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1953-March-29

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 FTS- Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. Penfold, Alberta

Rank

Flight Cadet

Position

Service Numbers

243880

Final Burial
Google MapMayo Cemetery
Veterans Plot

Close was alone in the Harvard at the time of the accident. No other RCAF fatalities from this unit associated with this accident.

Unit Desciption