Foxwarren, Manitoba
Fairey Battle aircraft R 4000 stalled during a forced landing and landed heavily two miles north-west of Magrath, Alberta. Sergeant L.R. Low, Leading Aircraftman J.G.G. Morin and Leading Aircraftman R.B. Sandman were killed.
Low, Leslie Robert (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-19
Birth Date: 1919-February-18
Born:
Parents: Son of Thomas and Lillian May Low, of Fox Warren; husband of Estella Mae Low, of Flin Flon.
Spouse: Husband of Estella Mae Low, of Flin Flon.
Home: Foxwarren, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
8 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/100191
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-08-19
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Battle R4000
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:R4000
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-August-19. Fairey Battle s/n R4000.
This accident involved 3 people. Low LR, Morin GG, Sandman RB
This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant Leslie Robert Low RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/100191 Battle R4000, Leading Aircraftman Gerald Gerard Joseph Morin RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/119793 Battle R4000, Leading Aircraftman Robert Bruce Sandman RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/121785 Battle R4000
Unit Desciption
8 BGS (8 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.
RCAF Lethbridge AB
Established in 1940 at the present site of Lethbridge Airport CYQL.
More information on the RCAF Station at Lethbridge AB can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge
Bomber Command Museum Of Canada
Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Alberta
Project 44 BCATP
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