Sardis, British Columbia
BROTHER to Frank James Ling. Anson aircraft 6389 was returning from a night bombing training exercise when the pilot attempted to land through a ground fog. LAC. Ling was killed when the aircraft crashed 100 yards off the runway at Dafoe.
Ling, Stanley Harold (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-October-30
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Frank and Josephine Ling, of Sardis.
Spouse:
Home: Sardis, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/268037
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6389
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1944-October-30. They are: Anson s/n 6524, Anson I s/n 6389.
This accident involved 8 people. Conklin RR, Coutts C, Fox RE, Horst G, Jansonn LC, Lawson T, Ling SH, Loewen H
This accident had 5 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Stanley Harold Ling RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/268037 Anson 6389,Sergeant Ronald Ellis Fox RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/198700 Anson 6524, Leading Aircraftman George Horst RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/75040 Anson 6524, Leading Aircraftman Lars Cyril Jansonn RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/270690 Anson 6524, Sergeant Henry Loewen RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/284667 Anson 6524
Unit Desciption
5 BGS (5 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.
NO5 BGS Dafoe SK Patch
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Dafoe SK
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - 5 BGS History
Vintage Wings Ghosts Of Saskatchewan
RCAF Dafoe Blog
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan