LAC E.J. Deplanche had started the starboard engine of an Anson aircraft using a portable battery and walked forward under the aircraft just as the port engine kicked over. He was struck by the propeller and died in the station Hospital later that day.
Deplanche, Earl Joseph (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed 1943-December-02

Birth Date: 1913-November-27
Born:
Parents: Joseph A. Deplanche & Mae E. Deplanche, of Thorold
Spouse: Madeline F. Deplanche, of St. Thomas
Home: St Thomas, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
RCAF Stn. Fingal, Ontario
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
aero engine mechanic
Service Numbers
R/165966
Unit Desciption
4 BGS (4 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.
NO4 BGS Fingal Ontario
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