Oshawa, Ontario
AC2 McNally, Flying Officer L.A. Wood, and AC2 E.W. Bourne were all killed when Fairey Battle aircraft 1650 crashed in Lake Erie near Port Burwell, Ontario.
Bourne, Ernest William (Aircraftman 2nd Class)
Killed in Flying Accident 1940-December-08
Birth Date: 1915-August-15
Born:
Parents: Son of Ernest F. Bourne and Florence D. Bourne, of Oshawa.
Spouse:
Home: Oshawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Fingal, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Position
Service Numbers
R/780341
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Battle 1650
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:1650
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-December-08. Fairey Battle s/n 1650.
This accident involved 3 people. Bourne EW, Hood LA, Mcnally JH
This accident had 3 fatalities. Aircraftman 2st Class John Henry McNally RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/71450 Battle 1650, Aircraftman 2nd Class Ernest William Bourne RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/780341 Battle 1650, Flying Officer Leon Arthur Hood RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/2789 Battle 1650
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.
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