Fort William, Ontario
The crew of Bolingbroke aircraft 9924 were on a routine training flight when the weather closed in. The aircraft crashed into a lake also killing LACs R.I. Morgan (RAF) and F.W. Selfe (RAF).
Phillips, Jack William (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-09
Birth Date: 1920-April-04
Born:
Parents: Son of William and Alice Phillips, of Fort William; husband of Lois A. Phillips, of Fort William.
Spouse: Husband of Lois A. Phillips, of Fort William.
Home: Fort William, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/100259
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Bolingbroke 9924
Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:9924
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-December-09. Bolingbroke s/n 9924.
This accident involved 3 people. Morgan RI, Phillips JW, Selfe FW
This accident had 3 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Jack William Phillips RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/100259 Bolingbroke 9924, Leading Aircraftman Reginald Ivor Morgan RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:752324 Bolingbroke 9924, Leading Aircraftman Frederick Walter Selfe RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:933183 Bolingbroke 9924
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