Gerow, Albert Augustus
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-02-28
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Victoria West, B.C.
Augustus Gerow & Elizabeth Hurst
Home: Victoria West, B.C.
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RFC
Unit
AFS- Advanced Flying School (RFC)
Base
Special Flying School Depot, Weyhill, England
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
Lieutenant
Service Numbers
70395, RFC
Home
Victoria West, B.C.
1918-02-18: Gerow died on this date near Andover Aerodrome, in England, at the S.F.S. Depot. The incident occurred during a routine training mission, when the DH-4 he was piloting went into a flat turn, resulting in a spin from which he did not recover. The airplane crashed from about 150 feet in the air, and he was killed.
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