31 BGS (Communications and Transport Squadron) Picton, Ontario. Harvard II aircraft 2712 crashed.
AC2 J E Battaglia (RCAF) was killed. Please see Armstrong, KM for casualty list and detail
Battaglia, Jean Eugene (Aircraftman 1st Class)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-April-08
Birth Date: 1907-August-20
Born: Paris, France
Parents:
Spouse:
Home: Seine, France
Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment Date: 1940-December-16
Service
RCAF
Unit
31 (Comm) BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School (RAF)
Base
RCAF Stn. Picton, Ontario
Rank
Aircraftman 1st Class
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/81397
Home
Seine, France
Temporary Burial
Picton, Ontario, Commemorated On The Maidenhead Register, UK
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Harvard 2712
Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2712
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-April-08. Harvard s/n 2712.
This accident involved 2 people. Armstrong KM, Battaglia JE
This accident had 2 fatalities. Aircraftman 1st Class Jean Eugene Battaglia RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/81397 Harvard 2712, Pilot Officer Kenneth Maescher Armstrong RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/4009 Harvard 2712
Unit Desciption
31 (Comm) BGS (31 Bombing 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.
NO31 B&GS Picton Avro Anson
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Picton Ontario
Project 44 BCATP
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