Birth Date: 1924-December-30
Born: Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Parents: Son of Lorenzo and Alice Lussier
Spouse: Husband of Marjorie Ruth (nee Pratt) Lussier. Father of Patricia, Gordon and Barbara Lussier. Brother of Bryan Lussier.
Home: Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 (OT) ANS- Air Navigation School
Base
RCAF Station Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
20428
Prev: R/204124
Ottawa, Ontario
Flight Lieutenant Lussier had previously been shot down 1944-02-26 while he was a Sergeant Air Gunner aboard 408 Squadron RCAF Lancaster BII aircraft DS 845 EQ-T, avoiding capture as an Evader
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1 Air Navigation School Lancaster aircraft KB 893 departed RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador on a return flight to RCAF Station Summerside, Prince Edward Island. On landing at Summerside the aircraft bounced badly and the pilot attempted to go around for another try. The aircraft climbed steeply stalled and crashed. and burned. Investigation showed the crash was due to the Center of Gravity being beyond the aft limit because 5 of the 12 aboard were in the back of the fuselage
Four air crew were killed, five seriously injured and three slightly injured The list of those aboard is incomplete to date
Flight Lieutenant K E Lussier DFC (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant W J Burnett DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer K R Carter (RCAF) and Corporal J B Lachaine (RCAF) were killed in this flying accident
Leading Aircraftman J L Tupper (RCAF), Sergeant W Trimbee (RCAF) and Corporal J R Chaisson (RCAF) survived but were severely injured
Leading Aircraftman M C Harris (RCAF), Flying Officer D W Beaton (RCAF) and civilian J C Evans (Meteorological Division, Transport Department) were slightly injured in the crash
During the rescue operation, Aircraftman J P Doiron (RCAF) was injured on the ground
Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.
The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.
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NO1 ANS moved to Rivers Manitoba 23 November 1940
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Rivers MB
NO 1 ANS was redesignated Central Navigation School after an amalgamation with NO 2 ANS from Pennfield Ridge, NB May 11 1942
Project 44 BCATP1 Air Navigation School Lancaster aircraft KB 893 departed RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador on a return flight to RCAF Station Summerside, Prince Edward Island. On landing at Summerside the aircraft bounced badly and the pilot attempted to go around for another try. The aircraft climbed steeply stalled and crashed. and burned. Investigation showed the crash was due to the Center of Gravity being beyond the aft limit because 5 of the 12 aboard were in the back of the fuselage
Four air crew were killed, five seriously injured and three slightly injured The list of those aboard is incomplete to date
Flight Lieutenant K E Lussier DFC (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant W J Burnett DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer K R Carter (RCAF) and Corporal J B Lachaine (RCAF) were killed in this flying accident
Leading Aircraftman J L Tupper (RCAF), Sergeant W Trimbee (RCAF) and Corporal J R Chaisson (RCAF) survived but were severely injured
Leading Aircraftman M C Harris (RCAF), Flying Officer D W Beaton (RCAF) and civilian J C Evans (Meteorological Division, Transport Department) were slightly injured in the crash
During the rescue operation, Aircraftman J P Doiron (RCAF) was injured on the ground
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