Colvin, David Alexander (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-08

Pilot Officer David Alexander Colvin RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-May-20

Born:

Parents: William James Colvin & Hetty Colvin

Spouse:

Home: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Dafoe, Saskatchewan

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/26051

Home
Google MapPrince Albert, Saskatchewan (parents)
Final Burial
Google MapSouth Hill Cemetery
Plot 507

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:10072

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-08. Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10072.

This accident involved 3 people. Colvin DA, Dorrell WW, Harries JG

This accident had 3 fatalities. Pilot Officer David Alexander Colvin RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/26051 Bolingbroke 10072, Leading Aircraftman Walter William Dorrell RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1459190 Bolingbroke 10072, Leading Aircraftman John Gordon Rix Harries RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1560168 Bolingbroke 10072

Unit Desciption

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.
NO5 BGS Dafoe SK Patch

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Dafoe SK

Museum Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - 5 BGS History

Museum Vintage Wings Ghosts Of Saskatchewan

Unvetted Source RCAF Dafoe Blog

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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