Sangster, Donald William (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-February-24
Birth Date: 1925-June-10
Born: Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Parents: Son of George William Sangster and Elizabeth Mary Ann (nee Cameron) Sangster, of Stratford
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Home: Stratford, Ontario
Enlistment: Stratford, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1943-March-12
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 (OT) BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Mountain View, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (instructor)
Service Numbers
R/209965
Stratford, Ontario
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Bolingbroke 10241
Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:10241
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-February-24. Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10241.
This accident involved 5 people. Kennedy WE, Sangster DW, Watt RH, Wright HH, Wright NAT
This accident had 5 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Richard Howard Watt RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1580279 Bolingbroke 10241, Leading Aircraftman Norman Alistair Tulloch Wright RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:989722 Bolingbroke 10241, Sergeant Donald William Sangster RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/209965 Bolingbroke 10241, Sergeant Herbert Huson Wright RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/114488 Bolingbroke 10241, Flying Officer William Elmer Kennedy RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/9401 Bolingbroke 10241
Mission
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 10241
Operational 1944-February-24 to 1944-February-24
6 (OT) BGS (RCAF) Mountain View, Ontario, Canada
6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Bolingbroke IVT aircraft 10241 was returning from a gunnery exercise when it entered an out of control spin, crashed and burned at Melville, Ontario with the loss of the entire crew. The accident investigation could not determine the cause of the crash
Sergeant Donald William Sangster (RCAF), Sergeant Hubert Huson Wright (RCAF), Flying Officer William Elmer Kennedy (RCAF), Leading Aircraftman Richard Howard Watt (RAFVR) and Leading Aircraftman Norman Alistair Tulloch Wright (RAFVR) were all killed in this training flying accident
Quietus Last Flight, Accident Proneness in WWII, Wartime Aviation Stories on the Canadian Home Front by Anne Grafiuk
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6 (OT) BGS (6 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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Squadron: 6 (OT) BGS (RCAF)
Start Date: 1944-02-24
Completion Date: 1944-02-24
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Mountain View, Ontario, Canada
Take Off Time: 13:35:00
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Crash City: CanadaMelville, Ontario
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Bolingbroke IVT aircraft 10241 was returning from a gunnery exercise when it entered an out of control spin, crashed and burned at Melville, Ontario with the loss of the entire crew. The accident investigation could not determine the cause of the crash
Sergeant Donald William Sangster (RCAF), Sergeant Hubert Huson Wright (RCAF), Flying Officer William Elmer Kennedy (RCAF), Leading Aircraftman Richard Howard Watt (RAFVR) and Leading Aircraftman Norman Alistair Tulloch Wright (RAFVR) were all killed in this training flying accident
Quietus Last Flight, Accident Proneness in WWII, Wartime Aviation Stories on the Canadian Home Front by Anne Grafiuk