Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
Fairey Battle aircraft 2066 and Fairey Battle aircraft 1925 collided in mid-air off the south-east end of 1 runway at Dafoe. Sergeant E.H. Dunn and Leading Aircraftman Nickerson were killed in aircraft 2066, Leading Aircraftman J.P. Bail was killed in 1925.
Nickerson, Osborne Victor (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-23
Birth Date: 1916-April-23
Born:
Parents: Son of Frank G. Nickerson and Charlotte Nickerson, of Pleasant Lake.
Spouse:
Home: Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/104157
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Battle 2066
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:2066
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-July-23. They are: Fairey Battle s/n 1925, Fairey Battle s/n 2066.
This accident involved 7 people. Bail JPA, Bowden MW, Dunn EH, Nickerson OV, Parker JE, Parker RC, Ward RA
This accident had 3 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Joseph Phillip Arthur Bail RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/117507 Battle 1925,Leading Aircraftman Osborne Victor Nickerson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/104157 Battle 2066, Sergeant Eustace Hedley Dunn RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/107546 Battle 2066
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