Roland Groome · Wikipedia (en)
For Roland John Groome (1897–1935)
Roland John Groome (10 July 1897 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom – 20 September 1935) was a Canadian aviator from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Groome, who had served with the Royal Flying Corps as an instructor during World War I set up the "Aerial Service Co" in 1919, with his partner Edward Clarke. Although the company was a failure Groome had registered Canada's first aircraft, C-GAAA, a Curtis JN4 biplane and in April 1920 he became the first licensed commercial pilot in Canada. In 1927 Groome set up his second company "Universal Air Industries" at a new airfield called "Lakeview Aerodrome". Later that same year he also helped form the "Regina Flying Club", where he was to hold the position of flying instructor until his death. In September 1935, Groome and student Arnold Sym were killed when the control rod on the aileron of their Avro Avian failed and the aircraft crashed just outside Regina.
Explicitly gives a Kettering, England birthplace — but its only cited reference is the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan entry above, which never mentions Kettering, so this detail is unsourced within the article. birthPlaceId is left unset; reported, not resolved. Corroborates RFC service, the 1919 company, the April 1920 licence and the 20 Sep 1935 crash mechanism.