Bach, Peter Antoon George (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1963-December-30

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
Crew or Other Personnel
Freighter (Bristol) 9697
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
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Freighter (Bristol) serial: 9697

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