Bach, Peter Antoon George (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1963-December-30

Sergeant Peter Antoon George Bach RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-March-13

Born: Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Parents: Son of Peter A G and Louetta Bach

Spouse: Husband of Hazel Mary Bach. Father of Donald George Bach of Surrey, BC. Brother of Louetta E.G. Ward.

Home: Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Enlistment: Winnipeg Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1940-September-28

Decorations: CD

Service

RCAF

Unit

137 (T) Sqn- Squadron

Base

RAF Langar

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

26307

Home

Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Final Burial

Choloy War Cemetery
Plot 3 Row H Grave 5

Sergeant Bach served with No. 30 Air Material Base, RCAF- 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Freighter (Bristol) 9697

Sergeant Peter Antoon George Bach RCAF

Sergeant Bach, Peter Antoon George (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Verner Isadore Clouthier RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Clouthier, Verner Isadore (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant John Kenneth Hamlen RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Hamlen, John Kenneth (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Britton Lyall Johnston RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Johnston, Britton Lyall (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Edward John Walshe RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Walshe, Edward John (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Mission

Freighter (Bristol) Mk. 31C 9697

Transport 1963-December-30 to 1963-December-30

137 (T) Sqn (RCAF) London Gatwick Airport

137 Transport Flight Bristol 170 Freighter aircraft 9697 on a flight from London Gatwick airport to RCAF Station Marville, France crashed on approach to land at Marville

There were five Royal Canadian Air Force servicemen killed in this aircraft accident: Sergeant Peter Antoon George BACH, Flight Lieutenant Verner Isadore CLOUTIER, Flight Lieutenant John Kenneth HAMLEN, Flight Lieutenant Britton Lyle JOHNSTON and Flight Lieutenant Edward John WALSHE. There were also two civilian dependents killed in this aircraft accident. They were the wife and son of Sergeant PAG BACH, Hazel Mary BACH and 6 year old Donald George BACH

unvetted Source Canadian Warplanes 5: Bristol 170 Freighter

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

unvetted Source Marville, France - Bristol Freighter Retirement 1966 - Annex "E" to...

unvetted Source Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Bristol Freighter 31M, s/n 9697, c/n ...

unvetted Source 1963 - Bristol 170 Freighter - Assorted sources

unvetted Source Bristol 170 Freighter I Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

unvetted Source Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 31M in Marville AFB: 8 killed I Bureau of...

unvetted Source Bristol 170 Freighter MK.31M, 9697 / 12830, Royal Canadian Air Force : ...

Freighter (Bristol) serial: 9697

(RCAF Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31C, RCAF (Serial No. 9697), coded KC.

The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and an airliner. Its best known use was as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances. A passenger-only version was also produced, known as the Wayfarer. The Freighter was developed during the Second World War, having attracted official attention from the British Air Ministry, which sought the development of a rugged vehicle capable of carrying various cargoes, including a 3-ton truck. Various changes to the design were made to accommodate their requirements, but being completed too late to participate in the conflict, the majority of sales of the Freighter were to commercial operators.

The Royal Canadian Air Force used five Freighters to carry spares and supplies between the United Kingdom and their bases in France and West Germany. Harold Skaarup web page

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