Weal, Kenneth George (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-May-19

Male Head

Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: Son of Arthur Thomas Weal and Christina Weal, of Pukeatua, Auckland, New Zealand.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RNZAF

Unit

9 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

413287

Final Burial

United Church Cemetery
Lot 34 Grave 1

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Battle 2022

Pilot Officer Arthur Francis Halamka RCAF

Pilot Officer Halamka, Arthur Francis (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Corporal Clarence James Rooke RCAF

Corporal Rooke, Clarence James (RCAF)
Armourer/gunnery ins
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-19
Cupar Cemetery, Cupar, Saskatchewan, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Irwin Jack Shaw RAAF

Leading Aircraftman Shaw, Irwin Jack (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-19
United Church Cemetery, Metis Beach, Quebec, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Kenneth George Weal RNZAF

Leading Aircraftman Weal, Kenneth George (RNZAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-19
United Church Cemetery, Metis Beach, Quebec, Canada

Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:2022

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-May-19. Fairey Battle s/n 2022.

This accident involved 4 people. Halamka AF, Rooke CJ, Shaw IJ, Weal KG

This accident had 4 fatalities. Corporal Clarence James Rooke RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/12051 Battle 2022, Pilot Officer Arthur Francis Halamka RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/7558 Battle 2022, Leading Aircraftman Irwin Jack Shaw RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:413494 Battle 2022, Leading Aircraftman Kenneth George Weal RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:413287 Battle 2022

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.