Stempel, Lawrence Sidney (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1939-November-29

Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Sidney Stempel RCAF

Birth Date: 1916-November-15

Born: Biggar, Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Parents: Son of Allwyn Wilfrid Stempel and Winnifred (nee Hall) Stempel, of Saskatoon

Spouse:

Home: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1938-June-07

Service

RCAF

Unit

(OT) CFS- Central Flying School

Base

RCAF Trenton

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Armourer

Service Numbers

9888


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

Unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database

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