Kingswood, Gordon Thomas (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1945-February-12

Pilot Officer Gordon Thomas Kingswood RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-November

Born:

Parents: Son of Arthur and Emma Kingswood, of Brantford

Spouse:

Home: Brantford, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 OTU- Operational Training Unit

Base

Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/48312

Home

Brantford, Ontario

Final Burial

Greenwood Cemetery
East half Lot 1132 Grave 4

3 OTU Patricia Bay, BC, Canso 9701 crashed on landing at Saanich Inlet after a bombing exercise. Investigation concluded that glassy water conditions, and sun angle on the water were the causes of this crash

Pilot Officer GT Kingswood (RCAF), Pilot Officer AB Crawford (RCAF)(USA) and Pilot Officer RB Fraser (RCAF) were killed, Sergeant FE Boalch (RCAF) missing, presumed killed. Four air crew survived, Sergeant WB Harris (RCAF), Sergeant L Desjardine (RCAF), Sergeant HE Golis (RCAF) and Sergeant AL MacLean (RCAF), all badly injured. (BC Times Colonist Patricia Bay Aircrash List 2009).

The wreckage of the aircraft was located by a privately owned submersible vehicle being towed by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship John P. Tully, on maintenance test in June, 2005. The remotely operated vehicle was operated by the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility(BC Times Colonist, quoted on www.rafcommands.com)

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Canso 9701

Sergeant Frederick Ernest Boalch RCAF

Sergeant Boalch, Frederick Ernest (RCAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-February-12
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Allan Bruce Crawford RCAF

Pilot Officer Crawford, Allan Bruce (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-February-12
Grace Lawn Cemetery, Flint, Michigan, USA

Pilot Officer Rupert Brooke Fraser RCAF

Pilot Officer Fraser, Rupert Brooke (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-February-12
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Pilot Officer Gordon Thomas Kingswood RCAF

Pilot Officer Kingswood, Gordon Thomas (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-February-12
Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Consolidated Canso serial:9701

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-February-12. Canso s/n 9701.

This accident involved 8 people. Boalch FE, Crawford AB, Desjardine L, Fraser RB, Golis HE, Harris WB, Kingswood GT, Maclean AL

This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer Rupert Brooke Fraser RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/50820 Canso 9701, Pilot Officer Allan Bruce Crawford RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/44021 Canso 9701, Sergeant Frederick Ernest Boalch RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/194666 Canso 9701, Pilot Officer Gordon Thomas Kingswood RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/48312 Canso 9701

Unit Desciption

3 OTU (3 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.