Lindsay, Ontario
Sergeant Hawkins and Sergeant R.D. Sharp were engaged in night flying practice and were both killed when their Anson aircraft 6276 crashed and burned two miles east of Wallacetown, Ontario.
Hawkins, Edwin Donald (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-August-12
Birth Date: 1925-April-14
Born: Toronto Ontario
Parents: Son of Edwin and Margaret Hawkins, of Lindsay.
Spouse:
Home: Lindsay, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Fingal, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/203152
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Anson 6276
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6276
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-August-12. Anson I s/n 1726 (assigned to 6276).
This accident involved 2 people. Hawkins ED, Sharp RD
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Robert Douglas Sharp RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/209421 Anson 6276, Sergeant Edwin Donald Hawkins RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/203152 Anson 6276
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
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