Timmins, Ontario
Lysander aircraft 2427 was flying at 3,500 feet and was engaged in a routine drogue towing exercise when the port wing was severed by the drogue towing cable of another aircraft. The Lysander went into a spin and crashed near the aerodrome at Fingal. Leading Aircraftman L. Renaud and W/O N.T. Lavoie were killed.
Renaud, Lionel (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-19
Birth Date: 1918-May-10
Born: Cobalt, Ontario
Parents: Son of Alfred and Philomene Renaud, of Timmins, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Timmins, Ontario
Enlistment: North Bay, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1942-June-06
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Fingal, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
drogue operator
Service Numbers
R/151277
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Lysander 2427
Accident Card - Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA TT serial:2427
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-19. Lysander IIIA s/n 2427.
This accident involved 2 people. Renaud L, Lavoie NT
This accident had 2 fatalities. Warrant Officer 2nd Class Norman Thomas Lavoie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/78838 Lysander 2427, Leading Aircraftman Lionel Renaud RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/151277 Lysander 2427
Unit Desciption
4 BGS (4 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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