Thorsby, Alberta
Bolingbroke 10075 and Lysander 2369 collided in mid-air two miles north-west of the 1 target after making a turn at the west end of Lake Johnston, Saskatchewan. at the time of the collision the crews in the aircraft were participating in a routine gunnery exercise. Leading Aircraftman Arthur Maduik, the drogue operator of the Lysander and Pilot Officer W.R. Stephens, were both killed. There were no fatalities among the airmen in the Bolingbroke.
Maduik, Arthur (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-January-24
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Parents: Son of Jacob and Hanka Maduik, of Thorsby.
Spouse:
Home: Thorsby, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Mossbank, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
drogue operator
Service Numbers
R/198589
School Daily Diary Entry - 1944-01-24
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCrew or Other Personnel
Lysander 2369
Accident Card - Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA TT serial:2369
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1944-January-24. They are: Lysander IIIA s/n 2369, Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10075.
This accident involved 6 people. Furness CE, MacDonald AG, Madiuk A, Page AW, Stephens WR, Thomas ER
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer William Russell Stephens RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/27462 Lysander 2369, Leading Aircraftman Arthur Maduik RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/198589 Lysander 2369
Unit Desciption
2 BGS (2 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.
Mossbank NO2 BGS Magazine
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mossbank Saskatchewan
Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 150 Project
The JN Dog Boys - 2 Bombing & Gunnery School History
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan