Harries, John Gordon Rix (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-08

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Son of Bertram George Harries, M.C., and Susan Harries, of Edinburgh, Scotland

Spouse: husband of Betty Mabel Harries (nee Golding), of Notting Hill, London, England.

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Dafoe, Saskatchewan

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1560168

Final Burial

Municipal Cemetery
Soldiers' Plot Row 2 Grave 6

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Crew or Other Personnel

Bolingbroke 10072

Pilot Officer David Alexander Colvin RCAF

Pilot Officer Colvin, David Alexander (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-08
South Hill Cemetery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Walter William Dorrell RAF

Leading Aircraftman Dorrell, Walter William (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-08
Municipal Cemetery, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leading Aircraftman John Gordon Rix Harries RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Harries, John Gordon Rix (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-08
Municipal Cemetery, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:10072

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-08. Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10072.

This accident involved 3 people. Colvin DA, Dorrell WW, Harries JG

This accident had 3 fatalities. Pilot Officer David Alexander Colvin RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/26051 Bolingbroke 10072, Leading Aircraftman Walter William Dorrell RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1459190 Bolingbroke 10072, Leading Aircraftman John Gordon Rix Harries RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1560168 Bolingbroke 10072

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.