Edmonton, Alberta
Nomad aircraft 3498 was undergoing airframe and engine tests when it went into a spin then crashed and burned nine miles west of the station aerodrome.
Vasileff, John Thomas (Corporal)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-20
Birth Date: 1918-July-14
Born:
Parents: Son of Mick and Ganusha Vasileff, of Edmonton. Block 35. Sub.
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
9 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School
Base
Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada
Rank
Corporal
Position
aero engine mechanic
Service Numbers
R/121554
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Nomad (Northrop) 3498
Accident Card - Northrop Nomad (Northrop) serial:3498
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-20. Nomad s/n 3498.
This accident involved 2 people. Mead EG, Vasileff JT
This accident had 2 fatalities. Corporal John Thomas Vasileff RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/121554 Nomad (Northrop) 3498, Flying Officer Edward Griffin Meade RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/7586 Nomad (Northrop) 3498
Unit Desciption
9 BGS (9 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.
Class19 NO9 BGS Mont Joli
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