Bush, Charles William Jr

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-11-02

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Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Home: Carbondale, Illinois, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

17 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Upwood

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/5768

17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight). P/C. Bush lost his life when Blenheim aircraft Z 5947 crashed at East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England.

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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