Chalcroft, Walter James George

Died 1941-06-07

Birth Date: 1910-November-22

Born: Winnipeg Manitoba

Walter & Lillian Chalcroft

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Station MacDonald, Manitoba

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

Aircraftman 1st Class

Service Numbers

R/59826

3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Macdonald, Manitoba; death by natural causes while on leave.

3 BGS (3 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.

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - RCAF Station MacDonald Manitoba

Museum Manitoba Historical Society - 3 BGS History

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