Gilbert James Hitchen Rank: Acting Sergeant Status: Killed in Flying Accident 1931-09-28

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Hitchen, Gilbert James (Acting Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1931-September-28

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Birth Date: unkown date (age unknown)

Service
RCAF

Unit

Rank

Acting Sergeant

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position

Service Numbers
5230

Mid-air collision with a RCAF DH-60M serial 79 piloted by Sergeant F.B. Brisco who was able to bale out safely over Borden.

Avian 97

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Acting Sergeant Hitchen, Gilbert James (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1931-September-28
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Avro Avian

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3545898)Avro Avian Mk. IVM, CF-CEW, Ottawa Flying Club, 1938.

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Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor 97

Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Category A crash at Camp Borden, Ontario on 28 September 1931, after mid-air with Moth 79. Sgt. F.B. Brisco bailed out successfully, Sgt. Hitchen killed.

1929-09-05 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1931-09-28 Struck off Strength Written off in Category A crash at Camp Borden, Ontario. 2019-08-20

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Lancaster FM213