Buttsworth, John Leighton (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flight Line Accident 1945-February-16

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Birth Date: 1920-July-30

Born: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Parents: Son of Amos Henry and Amy Florence Buttsworth, of Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

Spouse:

Home: Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

10 (OT) BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Station Mount Pleasant, PEI

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Numbers

439948
Prev: AUS/439948

Home
Google MapWilberforce, New South Wales, Australia
Final Burial
Google MapPeople's Cemetery
Plot 224 Section 9

Leading Aircraftman (LAC) John Leighton Buttsworth (RAAF) accidentally walked into revolving propeller from taxiing Bolingbroke aircraft 10124 and was killed. Leading Aircraftman John Leighton had previously joined the Australian Army before transferring to the Royal Australian Air Force. (R.J. Annis, CONTACT Vol. 31, No. 2, May 2014, CATP Museum, Brandon, Manitoba) Paul Squires

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry 1945-02-16

Unvetted Source AFC & RAAF Rolls of Honour - Aviation Heritage Museum

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Unvetted Source nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:10124

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-February-16. Bolingbroke IVTT s/n 10124.

This accident involved 3 people. Buttsworth JL, Lovell JC, Worth GE

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman John Leighton Buttsworth RAAF Killed in Flight Line Accident service no:439948 Bolingbroke 10124

Unit Desciption

10 (OT) BGS (10 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.
NO10 BGS Mount Pleasant PEI

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Pleasant PEI

No 10 BGS History University Of PEI

Unvetted Source University Of PEI - 10 BGS History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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