Hillsborough, Sheffield, England
Fairey Battle aircraft and Lysander aircraft were in a mid-air collision.
Lambert, Kenneth Albert (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-02
Birth Date: 1921-April-12
Born:
Parents: Son of Richard Albert and Mary Elizabeth Lambert, of Hillsborough, Sheffield, England.
Spouse:
Home: Hillsborough, Sheffield, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
7 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Paulson, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
R/103752
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Battle 1962
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:1962
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-September-02. They are: Fairey Battle s/n 1962, Lysander IIIA s/n 2389.
This accident involved 5 people. Duncan DW, Lambert KA, Lowe CPA, Ogden A, Smith RE
This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Donald Watt Duncan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/134687 Battle 1962, Sergeant Clement Peter Pruvot Lowe RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1385640 Battle 1962, Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Albert Lambert RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/103752 Battle 1962,Sergeant Alan Ogden RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1332655 Lysander 2389
Unit Desciption
7 BGS (7 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.
NO7 B&GS Paulson
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Paulson Manitoba
BCATP History - 7 BGS
Manitoba Historical Society - Paulson Airport
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