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Pepin, Leo Vincent (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1949-December-11

Birth Date: 1924-June-25 (age 25)

Born: San Jose, California, USA

Son of Leo Joseph and Marie Dora (nee Potvin) Pepin of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Theresa, Cecile and Jacqueline Pepin.

Home: Trenton, Ontario

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1942-11-17

Service
RCAF
Unit
1 (AC) AAS- Air Armament School
Base
RCAF Station Trenton
Rank
Flying Officer
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
30311

Mitchell Mitchell II series ii HD341

Meteorological 1949-December-11 to 1949-December-11

1 () AAS (RCAF) RCAF Station Trenton

1 Air Armament School, RCAF Station Trenton. Mitchell aircraft HD 341, returning from a routine meteorological flight, when the port engine caught fire. The flames spread to the fuselage, and the Mitchell exploded in mid-air; it crashed in a field 7 miles south-east of RCAF Station Trenton, killing the aircraft's crew of four. A local witness on the ground, stated that it appeared that the pilot deliberately avoided crashing into a populated area by veering the burning aircraft in another direction

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Section A Plot 1382

Mitchell HD341

North American Mitchell B-25 B-25D B-25J

North American B-25J Mitchell Mk. III
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The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built.

The North American B-25 Mitchell was flown by the RCAF during and after the Second World War. The RCAF flew the B-25 Mitchell for training during the war and continued flying operations after the war, in Canada with most of 162 Mitchells received. The first B-25s had originally been diverted to Canada from RAF orders. These included one Mitchell Mk. I, 42 Mitchell Mk. IIs, and 19 Mitchell Mk. IIIs. No 13 (P) Squadron was formed unofficially at RCAF Station Rockcliffe in May 1944 and flew Mitchell Mk. IIs on high-altitude aerial photography sorties. No. 5 OTU (Operational Training Unit) at Boundary Bay, British Columbia and Abbotsford, British Columbia, operated the B-25D Mitchell in a training role together with B-24 Liberators for Heavy Conversion as part of the BCATP. The RCAF retained the Mitchell until October 1963.

No. 418 (Auxiliary) Squadron received its first Mitchell Mk. IIs in January 1947. It was followed by No. 406 (Auxiliary), which flew Mitchell Mk. IIs and Mk. IIIs from April 1947 to June 1958. No. 418 Operated a mix of Mk. IIs and Mk. IIIs until March 1958. No. 12 Squadron of Air Transport Command also flew Mitchell Mk. IIIs along with other types from September 1956 to November 1960. In 1951, the RCAF received an additional 75 B-25Js from USAF stocks to make up for attrition and to equip various second-line units.. Wikipedia and Harold Skaarup web page

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Mitchell Mitchell II series ii HD341

Ex USAAF B-25D-35-NA serial number 43-3854, ex RAF Mitchell Mk. II HD341. Officially identified as a B-25D in early RCAF records. Taken on strength at No. 5 Operational Training Unit at Boundary Bay, BC. To No. 2 Air Command on 30 July 1945. To storage with No. 2 AC on 20 September 1945, reported serviceable on that date. To storage with No. 10 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Gimli, Manitoba on 4 June 1946. To Avro Canada in Malton, Ontario for conversion to Bomber Trainer, 8 October 1948 to 29 April 1949. To storage at No. 6 Repair Depot when completed. To Training Command on 4 October 1949, for use at Aircraft Armament School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. Category A crash 7 miles south-east of Trenton on 11 December 1949, at least 3 fatalities, including Flying Officer L.V. Pepin.

1944-03-31 Taken on Strength Western Air Command as a new aircraft 2019-08-20
1949-12-21 Struck off Strength Written off by No. 6 Repair Depot 2019-08-20

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