Victoria, British Columbia
1918-08-31: Homewood died when he stalled due to low flying speed on a climbing turn, and went into a spinning nose dive ending at the ground when he was unable to recover control.
Homewood, Charles (Second-Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-August-31
Birth Date: 1894-July-13
Born: Chatham, Kent, England
Parents: Edward Homewood & ??
Spouse: unmarried
Home: Victoria, British Columbia
Enlistment: Victoria, British Columbia, age 20
Enlistment Date: 1914-November-09
Service
RAF
Unit
(OT) TS- Training Squadron (RAF)
Base
207 TDS Chingford England
Rank
Second-Lieutenant
Position
pilot-trainee
Service Numbers
77651
Canadian Virtual War Memorial504 serial: C5843
(RCAF Photo)
Avro 504K, G-CYEI in flight.
Avro 504K, G-CYEI in flight.
The Avro 504 was a First World War biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under license by others. Production during the war totaled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in any military capacity during the First World War. More than 10,000 were built from 1913 until production ended in 1932. Wikipedia
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