Slater, Kenneth (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-23

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Birth Date: 1916

Born:

Parents: Son of Harold Mobbs Slater and Florence May Slater, of St. Peters, South Australia.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Jarvis, Ontario

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Service Numbers

8132

Final Burial
Google MapKnox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Soldier's plot Grave 4
The crew of Bolingbroke aircraft 9113 were engaged in a routine gunnery exercise when their aircraft was seen to dive into Lake Erie, near the B1 target, one half mile off Peacocks Point, New York, USA. Leading Aircraftman H.P. Burnep, Pilot Officer K. Slater (RAAF), Leading Aircraftman S.S. Schwartz, and Leading Aircraftman J.S. Williams (RAF) were killed.

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Crew or Other Personnel

Bolingbroke 9113

Leading Aircraftman Harold Philip Burnep RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Burnep, Harold Philip (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-23
Scarborough (Resthaven) Memorial Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Solwyn Saunder Schwartz RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Schwartz, Solwyn Saunder (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-23
Greenburgh Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-On-Hudson, New York, USA

Pilot Officer Kenneth Slater RAAF

Pilot Officer Slater, Kenneth (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-23
Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Jarvis, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman John Strainer Williams RAF

Leading Aircraftman Williams, John Strainer (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-23
Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Jarvis, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV serial:9113

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-23. Bolingbroke s/n 9113.

This accident involved 4 people. Burnep H, Schwartz SS, Slater K, Williams JS

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Solwyn Saunder Schwartz RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/125590 Bolingbroke 9113, Leading Aircraftman Harold Philip Burnep RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/53020 Bolingbroke 9113, Pilot Officer Kenneth Slater RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:8132 Bolingbroke 9113, Leading Aircraftman John Strainer Williams RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:657576 Bolingbroke 9113

Unit Desciption

1 BGS (1 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.
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