Allan, James Davidson (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1945-January-20

Flying Officer James Davidson Allan RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-December-15

Born:

Parents: Son of Samuel and Catherine Allan, of Toronto, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Evelyn Jean Allan, of St. Thomas, Ontario.

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Fingal, Ontario

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/29114

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario
Final Burial
Google MapPine Hills Cemetery
Sec J Lot 137

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:10019

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1945-January-20. They are: Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10019, Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10213.

This accident involved 6 people. Allan JD, Eaton RR, Jarvis RE, Mullins JS, Neville WTF, Watt LCJ

This accident had 3 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman William Thomas Francis Neville RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:82566 Bolingbroke 10019, Leading Aircraftman Laurence Charles Joseph Watt RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:441609 Bolingbroke 10019, Flying Officer James Davidson Allan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/29114 Bolingbroke 10019

Unit Desciption

4 BGS (4 Bomb and Gunnery School)

The Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS) offered instruction in the techniques of bomb aiming and aerial machine gunnery to Air Observers, Bomb Aimers, and Wireless Air Gunners. These schools required large areas to accommodate their bombing and gunnery ranges, and were often located near water. The Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander were the standard aircraft used at B&GS schools.
NO4 BGS Fingal Ontario

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Fingal Ontario

Museum Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 4 BGS History

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Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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