De Winton, Alberta
Multiple fatalities associated with this accident. It appears that he was not at 2 Wireless School as originally listed. 2 Wireless School was disbanded at the end of the second world war. It appears he was working on resupply missions in the North West Territories during installation of LORAN Radar sites in the Canadian Artic. Crash landed at RCAF LORAN Detachment at Kittigazuit, N.W.T on 28 July 1948. Coded "CC*M" at time of crash. One fatality, Leading Aircraftman T. Warrack.
Warrack, Thomas (Leading Aircraftman)
unknown 1948-07-28
Birth Date: 1919-October-05
Born: De Winton, Alberta
Son of John and Georgina of Strathmore, Alberta.
Home: De Winton, Alberta
Enlistment: Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment Date: 1943-03-15
Service
RCAF
Unit
Base
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
24791
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