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
www.findagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Moth, Menasco 4912
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.
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.
Features Menasco engined Tiger Moth
Harold A Skaarup Web PageAircraft 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
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.
NO4 WS Guelph
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Guelph ON - 4 WS