Flight Lieutenant Mitchell was one of two Canadian airmen who lost their lives in the crash of their CF-100 'Canuck 3' (#18115) aircraft. The CF-100 of 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit was on a local training flight with two Second World War Veterans, both of whom had earned DFC's. During the training mission, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The weather at North Bay at the time was marginal, and though weather at Toronto was clear, the pilot elected to land at North Bay. During the approach, the aircraft crashed approximately 3.7 miles (6 Km) northeast of the airfield, near Widdifield Station Road, instantly killing F/L Harold Mitchell and Squadron Leader Arthur MacMILLAN, DFC, CD.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Service Number: 35682
Age: 32
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: No. 3 All-Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit [North Bay, Ontario]
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross
During the Second World War, he enlisted in the RCAF on 13 Sept 1941 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Son of Wallace and Sarah Mildred (née Dryden) Mitchell of Fredericton; husband of Jeane (née Horsley) Mitchell and father of Elaine and Marston of North Bay, Ontario.
Flight Lieutenant Harold Wallace Mitchell is commemorated on Page 52 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
Info from Find a Grave member SJ Hearn
Military Service:-
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Service Number: 35682
Age: 32
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: No. 3 All-Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit [North Bay, Ontario]
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross
During the Second World War, he enlisted in the RCAF on 13 Sept 1941 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Son of Wallace and Sarah Mildred (née Dryden) Mitchell of Fredericton; husband of Jeane (née Horsley) Mitchell and father of Elaine and Marston of North Bay, Ontario.
Flight Lieutenant Harold Wallace Mitchell is commemorated on Page 52 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
Info from Find a Grave member SJ Hearn
Flight Lieutenant Mitchell was one of two Canadian airmen who lost their lives in the crash of their CF-100 'Canuck 3' (#18115) aircraft. The CF-100 of 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit was on a local training flight with two Second World War Veterans, both of whom had earned DFC's. During the training mission, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The weather at North Bay at the time was marginal, and though weather at Toronto was clear, the pilot elected to land at North Bay. During the approach, the aircraft crashed approximately 3.7 miles (6 Km) northeast of the airfield, near Widdifield Station Road, instantly killing F/L Harold Mitchell and Squadron Leader Arthur MacMILLAN, DFC, CD.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Service Number: 35682
Age: 32
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: No. 3 All-Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit [North Bay, Ontario]
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross
During the Second World War, he enlisted in the RCAF on 13 Sept 1941 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Son of Wallace and Sarah Mildred (née Dryden) Mitchell of Fredericton; husband of Jeane (née Horsley) Mitchell and father of Elaine and Marston of North Bay, Ontario.
Flight Lieutenant Harold Wallace Mitchell is commemorated on Page 52 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
Info from Find a Grave member SJ Hearn
Military Service:-
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Service Number: 35682
Age: 32
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: No. 3 All-Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit [North Bay, Ontario]
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross
During the Second World War, he enlisted in the RCAF on 13 Sept 1941 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Son of Wallace and Sarah Mildred (née Dryden) Mitchell of Fredericton; husband of Jeane (née Horsley) Mitchell and father of Elaine and Marston of North Bay, Ontario.
Flight Lieutenant Harold Wallace Mitchell is commemorated on Page 52 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
Info from Find a Grave member SJ Hearn
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