Richelieu, Quebec
LAC J.O.R.E.Y. Girard and Pilot Officer L.B. Armstrong were on a gunnery exercise and were killed when Bolingbroke aircraft 9871 it crashed in the woods four miles south-west of the aerodrome at Mount Pleasant.
Girard, Joseph Odon Rodolphe Eloi Yves (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-October-28
Birth Date: 1913
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Home: Richelieu, Quebec
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Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/254410
School Daily Diary Entry - 1944-10-28
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Bolingbroke 9871
Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:9871
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-October-28. Bolingbroke IVT s/n 9871.
This accident involved 4 people. Armstrong LB, Gelineau JE, Gibson AR, Girard JREY
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Lloyd Bennett Armstrong RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/44398 Bolingbroke 9871, Leading Aircraftman Joseph Odon Rodolphe Eloi Yves Girard RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/254410 Bolingbroke 9871
Unit Desciption
10 BGS (10 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.
NO10 BGS Mount Pleasant PEI
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Pleasant PEI
University Of PEI - 10 BGS History
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