ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205246
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Tiger Moth I (DH.82) |
| Owner/operator: | 12 EFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 8909 |
| MSN: | DHC1711 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wartburg, 8 miles North of Stratford, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Goderich, ON |
de Havilland Tiger Moth I (DH.82) MSN DHC.1711 (Gipsy Major #89389) Delivered 24.6.42 and taken on charge by RCAF as 8909 3.6.42. To 12 EFTS Goderich, Ontario
Crashed in flames on 26.8.42 when collided with Yale 3391 from No. 14 Service Flying Training School, north of Stratford, Ontario. Both aircraft were on cross country exercises. Aircraft came down near Wartburg, 8 miles North of Stratford, Ontario. All 4 occupants of both aircraft killed. Approval to scrap sent to No. 31 Air Navigation School at nearby Port Albert, Ontario. Struck Off Charge 19 October 1942
Crew of Tiger Moth 8909:
W/O Class II Robert Bruce REID (Pilot, R/72122) RCAF - killed in service 26.8.42
LAC Douglas YORK (Pupil Pilot u/t, R/144253) RCAF - killed in service 26.8.42
F/O J.E. Mosher and LAC J. McVicar RAF were the crew of Yale 3391, and were also killed.
Sources:
1. Ottawa Citizen 27 August 1942, p19
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_8900_8949_detailed.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pCan16.html
5. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1942.pdf p.239
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2686509/ROBERT%20BRUCE%20REID/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2266017/DOUGLAS%20YORK/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2018 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 15-Aug-2021 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2021 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Aug-2021 10:02 | BlBe | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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