Musto, Francis William Alexander (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-18
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of William Reid Musto and Eleanor Mary Musto, of Wembley Park, Middlesex England.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
7 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Paulson, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
658818
Riverside Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCrew or Other Personnel
Battle 1877
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:1877
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-18. Fairey Battle s/n 1877.
This accident involved 3 people. Gilmour W, Mcneill HJM, Musto FWA
This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant John Howard Montgomery McNeill RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:657732 Battle 1877, Leading Aircraftman Francis William Alexander Musto RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:658818 Battle 1877, Leading Aircraftman Wesley Gilmour RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/134279 Battle 1877
Unit Desciption
7 BGS (7 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.
NO7 B&GS Paulson
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Paulson Manitoba
BCATP History - 7 BGS
Manitoba Historical Society - Paulson Airport
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