Gould, Gordon Hugh (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-June-04

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Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: Son of T. G. Gould, and of Dorothy M. Gould, of Wandsworth, London, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

32 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Service Numbers

151720

Final Burial

Royal Oak Burial Park
Sec D Plot 20 Grave 6

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6974

Pilot Officer Jack Hanson Briggs RAFVR

Pilot Officer Briggs, Jack Hanson (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-04
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Pilot Officer Gordon Hugh Gould RAFVR

Pilot Officer Gould, Gordon Hugh (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-04
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Flight Sergeant Kenneth Charles Huard RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Huard, Kenneth Charles (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-04
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Pilot Officer John Hubert Schwab RCAF

Pilot Officer Schwab, John Hubert (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-04
Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6974

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-June-04. Anson I s/n 6974.

This accident involved 4 people. Briggs JH, Gould GH, Huard KC, Schwab JH

This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer Gordon Hugh Gould RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:151720 Anson 6974, Flight Sergeant Kenneth Charles Huard RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1313268 Anson 6974, Pilot Officer Jack Hanson Briggs RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:151722 Anson 6974, Pilot Officer John Hubert Schwab RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/16012 Anson 6974

Unit Desciption

32 OTU (32 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.