Cobalt, Ontario
The crew of Bolingbroke aircraft 9098 were engaged on a G3 beam relative speed exercise when the aircraft crashed and completely disintegrated one mile north of Nelles Corner, ten miles north-east of the aerodrome at Jarvis. Leading Aircraftman R. Killick, Sergeant R.N. McCrank, and Sergeant F.J. Hawke were killed.
McCrank, Robert Neil (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-09
Birth Date: 1917-October-03
Born:
Parents: Son of Morgan and Minnie McCrank, of Cobalt.
Spouse:
Home: Cobalt, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Jarvis, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/90813
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-09-09
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Bolingbroke 9098
Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV serial:9098
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-09. Bolingbroke IV s/n 9098.
This accident involved 3 people. Hawke FJ, Killick RWG, McCrank RN
This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant Frederick Joseph Hawke RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/68296 Bolingbroke 9098, Sergeant Robert Neil McCrank RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/90813 Bolingbroke 9098, Leading Aircraftman Ronald William Gillingham Killick RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/148406 Bolingbroke 9098
Unit Desciption
1 BGS (1 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.
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