Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lysander aircraft 2368 went into a flat spin and crashed seven miles south-west of the aerodrome at Dafoe. FS E.J. Schultz was also killed.
Greenlay, Wallace Brian (Aircraftman 2nd Class)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-24
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Parents: Son of Francis Osborne Greenlay and Jensine Greenlay, of Winnipeg.
Spouse:
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Position
Service Numbers
R/210475
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Lysander 2368
Accident Card - Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA TT serial:2368
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-24. Lysander s/n 2368.
This accident involved 2 people. Schultz EJ, Greenlay WB
This accident had 2 fatalities. Aircraftman 2nd Class Wallace Brian Greenlay RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/210475 Lysander 2368, Flight Sergeant Elmer Joseph Schultz RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/2467 Lysander 2368
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.
NO5 BGS Dafoe SK Patch
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Dafoe SK
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - 5 BGS History
Vintage Wings Ghosts Of Saskatchewan
RCAF Dafoe Blog
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan