Weyburn, Saskatchewan
6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountainview, Ontario. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed.
Jolly, Raymond Edward (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-December-14
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of William Joseph and Sadie Jolly, of Weyburn.
Spouse:
Home: Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
R/213852
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Bolingbroke 10014
Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:10014
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-December-14. Bolingbroke IVT s/n 10014.
This accident involved 4 people. Collins LS, Curry AM, Galloway WN, Jolly RE
This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman William Nelson Galloway RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/97745 Bolingbroke 10014, Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Snowden Collins RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/213446 Bolingbroke 10014, Pilot Officer Allan Marshall Curry RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/39122 Bolingbroke 10014, Leading Aircraftman Raymond Edward Jolly RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/213852 Bolingbroke 10014
Unit Desciption
6 BGS (6 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.
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