Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Died in the crash of Avro Anson - 6086.
Watts, John Bradford (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-July-03
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Edward John and Alice Mary Watts, of Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
RCAF Stn. Jarvis, Ontario
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
419978
School Daily Diary Entry - 1944-07-03
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Anson 6086
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6086
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-July-03. Anson I s/n 6086.
This accident involved 3 people. Best GC, Waller R, Watts JB
This accident had 3 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Robert Waller RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1097101 Anson 6086, Leading Aircraftman Gordon Cooper Best RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1590496 Anson 6086, Flight Sergeant John Bradford Watts RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:419978 Anson 6086
Unit Desciption
1 BGS (1 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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