Lenore, Manitoba
FS Hill, Sergeant P.E. Galgan, LACs J. Barnes (RAF), and T. Crossthwaite (RAF) were engaged in a wind velocity exercise and were all killed when Anson aircraft 11287 caught fire and crashed eight miles north of Leroy, Saskatchewan.
Hill, William Leslie (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-November-26
Birth Date: 1920-October-02
Born: Lenore Manitoba
Parents: Son of William Andrew and Margaret Hill, of Lenore, Manitoba.
Spouse:
Home: Lenore, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/140992
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 11287
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:11287
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-November-26. Anson II s/n 11287.
This accident involved 4 people. Barnes J, Hill WL, Crosthwaite T, Galgan PE
This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Peter Edward Galgan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/128183 Anson 11287, Flight Sergeant William Leslie Hill RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/140992 Anson 11287, Leading Aircraftman John Barnes RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1608900 Anson 11287, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Banks Rendell Crosthwaite RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1851121 Anson 11287
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