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Gilmour, Ross Mackenzie (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-19

Birth Date: 1921 (age 21)

Son of William and Maggie Gilmour.

Husband of Robina McNeill Gilmour, of Verdun, Quebec.

Home: Verdun, Quebec

Service
RCAF
Unit
51 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/79369
51 Operational Training Unit. Blenheim I aircraft L 6623 crashed at the Brogborough Hill Estate, England. One RAF airman was also killed. addendum 2: See page 264. Blenheim aircraft L6623 was on a training flight when it hit a tree shortly after take-off and crashed at the Brogborough Hill Estate, England. Sgt. W.I. McQuarters (RAF) was also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Home
Google MapVerdun, Quebec
Burial
Google MapKempston Cemetery
Block J Grave 65

Blenheim L6623

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

last update: 2021-10-05 20:09:43

Blenheim Mk. l L6623



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