Maher, Gregory Thomas (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1939-November-29
Birth Date: 1915-April-13
Born: North Bay, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Parents: Son of William Roy Maher and Francis Mary (nee O'Reilly) Maher, of North Bay. Brother of Eleanor Winnifred, Dermott and Vincent.
Spouse:
Home: North Bay, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
(OT) CFS- Central Flying School
Base
RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
C/976
North Bay, Ontario
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Oxford 1509
Accident Card - Airspeed Oxford Mk. II serial:1509
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1939-November-29. Oxford I s/n 1509.
This accident involved 4 people. Clements LA, Lee JG, Maher GT, Stempel LS
This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer John Gosnell Lee RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/979 Oxford 1509, Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Sidney Stempel RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:9888 Oxford 1509, Pilot Officer Laurence Alleyne Clements RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/1008 Oxford 1509, Pilot Officer Gregory Thomas Maher RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/976 Oxford 1509
Mission
Oxford Mk. II 1509
Operational 1939-November-29 to 1939-November-29
1 (OT) CFS (RCAF) RCAF Station Trenton
1 Central Flying School, RCAF Station Trenton. Oxford II aircraft 1509 was one of a two aircraft flight returning from a training flight to the Air Firing and Bombing Range at Consecon, Ontario when it stalled and crashed two miles east of RCAF Station Trenton with the loss of the aircraft and the four crew members aboard
Pilot Officer L A Clements (RCAF), Pilot Officer L G Lee (RCAF), Pilot Officer G T Maher (RCAF) and Leading Aircraftman L S Stempel (RCAF) were all killed in this flying training accident
This may have been the first RCAF Oxford loss
Royal Air Force Serial and Image DatabaseUnit Desciption
(OT) CFS (Central Flying School)
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton OntarioOxford 1509 Mk. II - Operational - 1939-11-29 to 1939-11-29
Squadron: 1 (OT) CFS (RCAF)
Start Date: 1939-11-29
Completion Date: 1939-11-29
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
Target City:
Target Specific:
Base: RCAF Station Trenton
Take Off Time:
Squadron Code:
Radio Code:
Return Base: RCAF Station Trenton
Return Time: 11:45:00
Crash City: Canada
Crash Specifics: one-half mile north of RCAF Station Trenton
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: piloterror
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
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1 Central Flying School, RCAF Station Trenton. Oxford II aircraft 1509 was one of a two aircraft flight returning from a training flight to the Air Firing and Bombing Range at Consecon, Ontario when it stalled and crashed two miles east of RCAF Station Trenton with the loss of the aircraft and the four crew members aboard
Pilot Officer L A Clements (RCAF), Pilot Officer L G Lee (RCAF), Pilot Officer G T Maher (RCAF) and Leading Aircraftman L S Stempel (RCAF) were all killed in this flying training accident
This may have been the first RCAF Oxford loss