Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sergeant Hammill was engaged in a wireless training exercise when his Menasco Moth aircraft 4912 went Warrant Officer a spin. He was killed When he crashed two miles east of Simcoe, Ontario.
Hammill, Arthur Douglas (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-17
Birth Date: 1917-February-07
Born:
Parents: Son of Frank Arthur and Isabella Hammill, of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Spouse: Husband of Florence Hammill, of Toronto.
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 WS- Wireless School
Base
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/80083
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-06-17
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - de Havilland Moth, Menasco II serial:4912
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-17. Menasco Moth s/n 4912.
This accident involved 2 people. Hammill AD, Lippincott RT
This accident had 1 fatality. Sergeant Arthur Douglas Hammill RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/80083 Moth, Menasco 4912
Unit Desciption
4 WS (4 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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RCAF.info - RCAF Station Guelph ON - 4 WS
Guelph Historical Society
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