Mountain View Cemetery
Sergeant Aitkens was killed when Fairey Battle aircraft 2070 caught fire in the air and crashed five miles east of the aerodrome at Lethbridge. Sergeant E.L. Williams (RAF) died of injuried sustained in the crash 2 days later. Leading Aircraftman E.W. Armstrong was injured in the crash but appears to have survived.
Williams, Enoch Lewis (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-04
Birth Date: 1919
Born:
Parents: Son of Samuel and Margaret Williams, of Trelewis, Glamorgan, Wales.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
8 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
1314533
School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-12-04
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Battle 2070
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:2070
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-December-04. Fairey Battle V s/n 2070.
This accident involved 3 people. Aitkens ET, Armstrong EW, Williams EL
This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Ernest Trevor Aitkens RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/122006 Battle 2070, Sergeant Enoch Lewis Williams RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1314533 Battle 2070
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
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Lethbridge
Bomber Command Museum Of Canada
Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Alberta
Project 44 BCATP
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy