Holt, James Stephen (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-30

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Birth Date: 1909

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Service

RAFVR

Unit

31 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School (RAF)

Base

Picton, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

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1059810

Final Burial
Google MapGlenwood Cemetery
Block 1 Row 10 Grave 16
Assigned to No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School in Picton, Ontario. On 30 Dec 1942, the a/c took off on a drogue towing flight with Sergeant W. Spencelay as the pilot and Leading Aircraftman J.S. Holt, as the drogue operator. The a/c crashed in the water in Gravelly Bay, after an engine failure which was subsequently determined to have been caused by the seizure of exhaust valves within the engine. The crew perished.

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Unit Desciption

31 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

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