1 Wireless School, Montreal, Quebec. Sergeant Harris was engaged in a wireless exercise and was killed when Menasco Moth aircraft 4824 crashed near Chateauguay, Quebec.
Harris, John Michael (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-April-07
Birth Date: 1913-January-08
Born:
Parents: Son of Michael George and Rosamond Harris, of Sarnia; husband of Stella Harris, of Sarnia.
Spouse: Husband of Stella Harris, of Sarnia.
Home: Sarnia, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 WS- Wireless School
Base
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/63612
Home
Sarnia, Ontario
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Menasco II serial:4824
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-April-07. Menasco Moth s/n 4824.
This accident involved 2 people. Harris JA, Orchard RLW
This accident had 1 fatality. Sergeant John Michael Harris RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/63612 Moth, Menasco 4824
Unit Desciption
1 WS (1 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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