Crosthwaite, Thomas Banks Rendell (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-November-26

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Birth Date: 1924

Born:

Parents: Mr & Mrs T B Crosthwaite, of Bournemouth, Hampshire England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Dafoe, Saskatchewan

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1851121

Final Burial
Google MapMunicipal Cemetery
Soldiers' Plot Row 2 Grave 3

LAC J Barnes and Leading Aircraftman T Crosthwaite (both RAF) & Sergeant P E Galgan and Flight Sergeant W L Hill (both RCAF) took off from Dafoe in Anson 11287 and were engaged in a wind velocity exercise.

All were killed when Anson aircraft 11287 caught fire and crashed eight miles north of Leroy, Saskatchewan.

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Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 11287

Leading Aircraftman John Barnes RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Barnes, John (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-November-26
Municipal Cemetery, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Banks Rendell Crosthwaite RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Crosthwaite, Thomas Banks Rendell (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-November-26
Municipal Cemetery, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sergeant Peter Edward Galgan RCAF

Sergeant Galgan, Peter Edward (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-November-26
St Maurice Cemetery, Dana, Saskatchewan, Canada

Flight Sergeant William Leslie Hill RCAF

Flight Sergeant Hill, William Leslie (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-November-26
Breadalbane Cemetery, Lenore, Manitoba, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:11287

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-November-26. Anson II s/n 11287.

This accident involved 4 people. Barnes J, Hill WL, Crosthwaite T, Galgan PE

This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Peter Edward Galgan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/128183 Anson 11287, Flight Sergeant William Leslie Hill RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/140992 Anson 11287, Leading Aircraftman John Barnes RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1608900 Anson 11287, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Banks Rendell Crosthwaite RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1851121 Anson 11287

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.
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