Heintzman, Thomas Herman

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-05-29

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Toronto, Ontario

Herman Heintzman & Lucy Anne Spink

Home: Hasting County, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

(OT) Sqn- Squadron

Base

42nd Wing, 81CTS, Camp Rathburn, Deseronto, Ontario

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

Second-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

1918-05-29: Heintzman was killed when his JN-4 spun in off a steep bank at 150 feet, from which he was unable to recover before it crashed and caught fire. Cadet Samuel Rosenthal (RAF No.154067) was flying the aircraft at the time, under instruction, and died of his injuries.