Carmody, John Patrick

Killed 1942-04-07

Birth Date: 1915-April-01

Born:

John Joseph and Sarah (McMartin) Carmody

Home: Pembroke, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

R/74168

5 Bombing and Gunnery School. Dafoe,Saskatchewan. LAC. Carmody was killed in a motor vehicle accident while home on leave.

5 BGS (5 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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