Sandman, Robert Bruce (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-19

Leading Aircraftman Robert Bruce Sandman RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Son of Thomas and Doris Sandman, of Jarvie.

Spouse:

Home: Jarvie, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

8 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/121785

Home
Google MapJarvie, Alberta
Final Burial
Google MapJarvie Cemetery
Lot 60 Block 3

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

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge

Museum Bomber Command Museum Of Canada

Museum Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Alberta

Museum Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 8 BGS

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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