Farnsworth, R

unknown 1943-04-09

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This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Battle Mk. I Serial: 1319

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Battle 1319

Battle Mk. I 1319

Ex RAF P2239. TOS 3 Nov 1939 at Camp Borden. Operated by No. 115 (F) Squadron (Auxiliary), at Montreal, Quebec from 23 January 1940. To Test and Development Flight at RCAF Station Ottawa on 10 April 1940. To Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Training Command for No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School, Jarvis Ont. on 24 May 1940. To No. 3 Training Command on 11 December 1941, used as a target tug at No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec. Swung into ditch on landing, Mont Joli, 3 Sept 1942. Taxied into #7431, Mont Joli, 9 Apr 1943. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. Pending disposal from 9 April 1945. To Eastern Air Command on 3 May 1945, still pending disposal. By 27 November 1945 on the books of No. 6 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit, at Mont Joli. Struck off 17 June 1946 to War Assets Corporation [1581 hrs].

1939-11-03 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1942-September-03 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Station Aerodrome Names: Erickson | Hamilton | McCrea
1943-April-09 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gendron | Palmer
1946-06-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
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