Turner, Sidney Cleveland (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-August-01

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Birth Date: 1925

Born:

Parents: Son of Milton and Beatrice Edith Turner, of Mosman New South Wales, Australia.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

4 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Fingal, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

429023

Final Burial
Google MapSouth Park Cemetery
Air Force Plot Grave 3
The crew of Anson aircraft 6711 were on a routine bombing exercise when the aircraft stuck the ground and burned two miles east of Southwold Station, Ontario. Pilot Officer K.M. Joyce, Pilot Officer I.H. Rees, Leading Aircraftman D.F. McLay and Leading Aircraftman S.C. Turner (RAAF) were killed.

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Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6711

Pilot Officer Keith Mayhew Joyce RCAF

Pilot Officer Joyce, Keith Mayhew (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-August-01
Holy Angels Roman Catholic Cemetery, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Donald Francis McLay RCAF

Leading Aircraftman McLay, Donald Francis (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-August-01
Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Pilot Officer Ivan Henry Rees RCAF

Pilot Officer Rees, Ivan Henry (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer (instructor)
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-August-01
Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Sidney Cleveland Turner RAAF

Leading Aircraftman Turner, Sidney Cleveland (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-August-01
South Park Cemetery, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6711

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-August-01. Anson I s/n 6711.

This accident involved 4 people. Joyce KM, Mclay DF, Rees IH, Turner SC

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Sidney Cleveland Turner RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:429023 Anson 6711, Pilot Officer Keith Mayhew Joyce RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/42808 Anson 6711, Leading Aircraftman Donald Francis McLay RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/149817 Anson 6711, Pilot Officer Ivan Henry Rees RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/44121 Anson 6711

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.
NO4 BGS Fingal Ontario

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Fingal Ontario

Museum Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 4 BGS History

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Project 44 BCATP

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