Campbell, John (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-14

Leading Aircraftman John Campbell RCAF

Birth Date: 1918-October-22

Born: Nakusp, British Columbia

Parents: M. W. Murdoch Campbell & Christina Campbell

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Mossbank, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

R/143117

Home
Google MapVancouver, British Columbia (parents)
Final Burial
Google MapMountain View Cemetery
Block 3 Plot 30 Lot 15

Bolingbroke aircraft 9984 flew into a hill five miles west of Lumsden, Saskatchewan during a routine air frame and engine test flight. All crew members were killed in the crash.

Killed including Campbell: Warrant Officer Class 2 E.B. North RCAF LAC R.H. Shults RCAF LAC H.A. Lightle RCAF LAC R.E. Habkirk RCAF AC1 H. V. Pratt RAF.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-12-14

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Bolingbroke 9984

Leading Aircraftman John Campbell RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Campbell, John (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-14
Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Robert Edwin Habkirk RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Habkirk, Robert Edwin (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-14
South Hill Cemetery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Howard Austin Lightle RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Lightle, Howard Austin (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-14
Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Everard Barrington North RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class North, Everard Barrington (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-14
Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Henry Vernon Pratt RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Pratt, Henry Vernon (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-14
Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Russell Herman Shults RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Shults, Russell Herman (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-14
Ravine Bank Cemetery, Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:9984

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-December-14. Bolingbroke IVT s/n 9984.

This accident involved 6 people. Campbell J, Habkirk RE, Lightle HA, North EB, Pratt HV, Shults RH

This accident had 6 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Russell Herman Shults RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/115711 Bolingbroke 9984, Aircraftman 1st Class Henry Vernon Pratt RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/138493 Bolingbroke 9984, Warrant Officer 2nd Class Everard Barrington North RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/64239 Bolingbroke 9984, Leading Aircraftman Robert Edwin Habkirk RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/115747 Bolingbroke 9984, Leading Aircraftman John Campbell RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/143117 Bolingbroke 9984, Leading Aircraftman Howard Austin Lightle RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/114616 Bolingbroke 9984

Unit Desciption

2 BGS (2 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.
Mossbank NO2 BGS Magazine

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mossbank Saskatchewan

Museum Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

Museum Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 150 Project

Unvetted Source The JN Dog Boys - 2 Bombing & Gunnery School History

Unvetted Source RCAF Mossbank Blog

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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