Auckland City, New Zealand (parents)
Magister aircraft T 9964 crashed during a test flight one half mile east of the airdrome at Jarvis on January 3. 1943. Cpl. W.C. Doan was also killed. Flight Sergeant Troutbeck died of his injuries in the Hamilton Military Hospital early the next morning.
Troutbeck, George Roland (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-January-03
Birth Date: 1910-September-17
Born: New Zealand
Parents: John E Troutbeck & Margaret Troutbeck
Spouse: Patricia Troutbeck, of Seaforth.
Home: Auckland City, New Zealand (parents)
Enlistment: Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1941-August-11
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
RCAF Stn. Jarvis, Ontario
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
aero engine mechanic
Service Numbers
R/122717
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-01-03
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Bolingbroke 9964
Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:9964
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-January-03. Bolingbroke IV s/n 9964.
This accident involved 4 people. Doan WC, Mclean LA, Sibley GA, Troutbeck GR
This accident had 2 fatalities. Corporal William Cecil Doan RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/52188 Bolingbroke 9964, Flight Sergeant George Roland Troutbeck RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/122717 Bolingbroke 9964
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.
NO1 BGS Jarvis
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Jarvis Ontario
RCAF Jarvis Blog
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