Hammill, Arthur Douglas (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-17

Sergeant Arthur Douglas Hammill RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-February-07

Born:

Son of Frank Arthur and Isabella Hammill, of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 WS- Wireless School

Base

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/80083

Home
Google MapWinnipeg, Manitoba
Final Burial
Google MapMount Pleasant Cemetery
Sec 27 Lot 284

Mission

Moth, Menasco serial: 4912

(DND Archives Photo, PCN-4631)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
de Havilland DH 82C2 Menasco Moth Mk. I (Serial No. 4861),
preserved with the Canada Air and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.

In the event that U-boat attacks caused a break in supply of British-made engines to Canada, American-built Menasco engines were installed in some Canadian-built Tiger Moths. This is the major difference between the Menasco and de Havilland Tiger Moths. Because this engine could drive a large generator, most Menasco Moths were used for radio training.

The Menasco engine was not as powerful as the Gypsy engine, resulting in a somewhat reduced performance. This loss of power made the Menasco Moth a less than ideal pilot-training airplane and contributed to the Menasco Moth being used almost exclusively for radio training.

YouTube Features Menasco engined Tiger Moth

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Aircraft Images

Moth, Menasco 4912

Moth, Menasco II 4912

Category A damage on 17 June 1942 while with No. 4 Wireless School at Guelph, Ontario.

1941-07-02 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1942-June-17 Accident: 4 Wireless School Loc: Simcoe Names: Hammill | Lippincott
1942-08-20 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20

Unit Desciption