Weston, Ontario.
1918-06-25: Mousely died at Cheshire, England on this date. He was following his instructor in his own aircraft, when he suffered engine problems, and while looking for a landing place, allowed the speed to drop too low, stalled and nose dived into the ground.
He had become engaged to Miss May Olds prior to enlisting and was also a student minister in Toronto at that time.
Mousley, Oscar Oliver (Second-Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-June-25
Birth Date: 1891-January-31
Born: York Township, Ontario
Parents: William Mousley & Emma Jane Priscilla Wilson
Spouse: unmarried
Home: Weston, Ontario.
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1917
Service
RAF
Unit
(OT) TS- Training Squadron (RAF)
Base
4 TDS Hooten Park England
Rank
Second-Lieutenant
Position
pilot
Service Numbers
74922 RFC
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Dolphin C3997
Dolphin serial: C3997
Source Kestrel Publications
The Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin was a British fighter aircraft manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It was used by the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, during the First World War. The Dolphin entered service on the Western Front in early 1918 and proved to be a formidable fighter. The aircraft was not retained in the postwar inventory and was retired shortly after the war.
No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, which operated Dolphins along with S.E.5as, Sopwith Snipes, and captured Fokker D.VIIs, was disbanded on 28 January 1920. Although retired from Canadian Air Force service, a small number of Dolphins were sent back to Canada. Wikipedia
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