Jenner, John Thomas Russell

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-12-21

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Kent, England

John Earl Jenner & Ella E. Jenner

Home: Kingsville, Ontario.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RFC

Unit

43 (OT) Wing- Wing (Texas) (RFC)

Base

Talliafero Field 2, (86CTS), Ft. Worth, Texas

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

Second-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

70326,RFC

On completion of his flight training Jenner was assigned to the RFC Winter Flight Training Centre at Talliafero Field, Texas, as an instructor. He was in the second seat with Flt. Cadet CA Baker flying when their aircraft was in collision with Flt. Cadet AWW Eden, who was gaining his solo hours in another 'Jenny' when they collided. The two aircraft locked together and fell, inverted, to the ground. All three occupants died in the crash.