Delaware, Ontario
Lysander aircraft 2317 was engaged in a drogue exercise and was flying at 5,000 feet when the engine failed. Pilot Officer Green ordered the drogue operator to bail out and attempted a forced landing. The aircraft stalled during the landing approach and dived into the ground one half mile south of Rainham Centre, Rainham County, Ontario. Pilot Officer Green was the only casualty.
Green, John Howard (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-July-31
Birth Date: 1924-December-21
Born:
Parents: Son of the Revd. Burdge Freeman Green and Annie Evelyn Green, of Delaware, United States.
Spouse:
Home: Delaware, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Jarvis, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/42932
School Daily Diary Entry - 1944-07-31
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Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA TT serial:2317
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-July-31. Lysander IIIA s/n 2317.
This accident involved 2 people. Garland SW, Green JH
This accident had 1 fatality. Pilot Officer John Howard Green RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/42932 Lysander 2317
Unit Desciption
1 BGS (1 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.
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