Simcoe, Ontario
1917-08-02, killed in flying accident at 12TS, Thetford, where he was a flying instructor. His student, Major Arthur Justin Ross, lost control of the Maurice Farman Shorthorn he was piloting. The machine crashed to the ground from 300 feet before Michener could recover it, and both occupants died in the crash.
Michener, Leo St. Orban (Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1917-August-02
Birth Date: 1894-September-18
Born: Welland, Ontario
Parents: Benjamin J. & Ida B. Michener
Spouse: unmarried
Home: Simcoe, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RFC
Unit
12 (OT) TS- Training Squadron (RFC)
Base
Theford England
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
pilot
Service Numbers
55901
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