LAC (Leading Aircraftman) John Malcolm Alexander of the RCAF was the son of Gordon Alexander and Mary Alexander (née Macdougall) and the brother of Margaret Jean Alexander and Elizabeth Christina Alexander.
Military Service:-
Service Number: R/220508
Age: 19
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #15 Elementary Flying Training School (Regina, Saskatchewan)
"Deceased was under instruction of a Navigation Instructor, J.25431 P/O L.C. Driscoll. While setting course over the aerodrome they collided with another navigation flight aircraft, the deceased and his instructor being instantly killed. The occupants of the other aircraft parachuted to safety." - Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty)
His flight instructor, who also perished in this aircraft incident, was Pilot Officer Leonard Cornelius Driscoll (Find A Grave Memorial No. 14112087).
Military Service:-
Service Number: R/220508
Age: 19
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #15 Elementary Flying Training School (Regina, Saskatchewan)
"Deceased was under instruction of a Navigation Instructor, J.25431 P/O L.C. Driscoll. While setting course over the aerodrome they collided with another navigation flight aircraft, the deceased and his instructor being instantly killed. The occupants of the other aircraft parachuted to safety." - Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty)
His flight instructor, who also perished in this aircraft incident, was Pilot Officer Leonard Cornelius Driscoll (Find A Grave Memorial No. 14112087).
LAC (Leading Aircraftman) John Malcolm Alexander of the RCAF was the son of Gordon Alexander and Mary Alexander (née Macdougall) and the brother of Margaret Jean Alexander and Elizabeth Christina Alexander.
Military Service:-
Service Number: R/220508
Age: 19
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #15 Elementary Flying Training School (Regina, Saskatchewan)
"Deceased was under instruction of a Navigation Instructor, J.25431 P/O L.C. Driscoll. While setting course over the aerodrome they collided with another navigation flight aircraft, the deceased and his instructor being instantly killed. The occupants of the other aircraft parachuted to safety." - Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty)
His flight instructor, who also perished in this aircraft incident, was Pilot Officer Leonard Cornelius Driscoll (Find A Grave Memorial No. 14112087).
Military Service:-
Service Number: R/220508
Age: 19
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #15 Elementary Flying Training School (Regina, Saskatchewan)
"Deceased was under instruction of a Navigation Instructor, J.25431 P/O L.C. Driscoll. While setting course over the aerodrome they collided with another navigation flight aircraft, the deceased and his instructor being instantly killed. The occupants of the other aircraft parachuted to safety." - Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty)
His flight instructor, who also perished in this aircraft incident, was Pilot Officer Leonard Cornelius Driscoll (Find A Grave Memorial No. 14112087).
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