Ogden, Alan (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-02

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Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of Henry and Jane Ogden. of Ilford. Essex, England.

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Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

7 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Paulson, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

P

Service Numbers

1332655

Final Burial
Google MapRiverside Cemetery
Lot R Sec 8 Block 6
Col Assigned to No. 2 Training Command and used by No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery School at Paulson, Manitoba. Struck off, after Category "A" crash at Paulson, Manitoba, on 2 Sep 1942 when two a/c collided. Sergeant A. Ogden and Leading Aircraftman R.E. Smith took off in Lysander 2389 on a gunnery exercise and approximately 8 mi north of the aerodrome, the a/c collided with Fairey Battle 1962. The three-man crew on the Battle, Leading Aircraftman C.P.P. Lowe (pilot) and LACs D.W. Duncan and K.A.Lambert also perished.

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Accident Card - Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA TT serial:2389

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-September-02. They are: Fairey Battle s/n 1962, Lysander IIIA s/n 2389.

This accident involved 5 people. Duncan DW, Lambert KA, Lowe CPA, Ogden A, Smith RE

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Donald Watt Duncan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/134687 Battle 1962, Sergeant Clement Peter Pruvot Lowe RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1385640 Battle 1962, Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Albert Lambert RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/103752 Battle 1962,Sergeant Alan Ogden RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1332655 Lysander 2389

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

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Paulson Manitoba

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Museum Manitoba Historical Society - Paulson Airport

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Project 44 BCATP

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