Eastcourt, Quebec
9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, Quebec. Sergeant Brochu was killed when his Fairey Battle aircraft 1960 was in an accident.
CWGC has Sergeant J.W.M. Brochu buried at St Charles Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec.
Brochu, Joseph Willrod Marcel (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-May-31
Birth Date: 1921-September-04
Born:
Parents: Son of Joseph Emile and Marie-Blanche Brochu, of Estcourt.
Spouse:
Home: Eastcourt, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
9 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
RCAF Stn. Mont Joli, Quebec
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/136671
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I / IT serial:1960
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-31. Fairey Battle I s/n 1960.
This accident involved 1 person. Brochu GWM
This accident had 1 fatality. Sergeant Joseph Willrod Marcel Brochu RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/136671 Battle 1960
Unit Desciption
9 BGS (9 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.
Class19 NO9 BGS Mont Joli
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mont Joli QC
9 BGS History
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