Rokeby, Saskatchewan
The crew of Anson aircraft 6524 were returning from a night bombing training exercise when the pilot attempted to land in fog. Sgt.s Loewen, R.E. Fox, LAC.s G. Horst, and L.C. Jansonn were all killed when the aircraft crashed on the west end of the aerodrome at Dafoe.
Loewen, Henry (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-October-30
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Parents: Son of Jacob Gerhard and Angeneta Loewen, of Rokeby, Saskatchewan.
Spouse:
Home: Rokeby, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/284667
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 6524
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6524
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1944-October-30. They are: Anson s/n 6524, Anson I s/n 6389.
This accident involved 8 people. Conklin RR, Coutts C, Fox RE, Horst G, Jansonn LC, Lawson T, Ling SH, Loewen H
This accident had 5 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Stanley Harold Ling RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/268037 Anson 6389,Sergeant Ronald Ellis Fox RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/198700 Anson 6524, Leading Aircraftman George Horst RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/75040 Anson 6524, Leading Aircraftman Lars Cyril Jansonn RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/270690 Anson 6524, Sergeant Henry Loewen RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/284667 Anson 6524
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