2 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School (RCAF)

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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Unit Accident Records: 2 BGS 2 Bomb and Gunnery School RCAF (140)


Unit Casualtues: 2 BGS 2 Bomb and Gunnery School RCAF (22)

1942-January-19
Killed in Flying Accident
Harvard Mk. II 3797
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
1942-January-19
Killed in Flying Accident
Harvard Mk. II 3797
Abbey, Saskatchewan
1942-December-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9984
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1942-December-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9984
Nipawin, Saskatchewan
1942-December-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9984
Vancouver, British Columbia
1942-December-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9984
St Catharines, Ontario
1942-December-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9984
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
1942-December-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9984
Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)
1943-August-24
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson Mk. II 7431
Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan
1943-August-24
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson Mk. II 7431
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
1944-January-24
Killed in Flying Accident
Lysander Mk. IIIA TT 2369
Kelowna, British Columbia
1944-January-24
Killed in Flying Accident
Lysander Mk. IIIA TT 2369
Thorsby, Alberta
1944-March-13
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 10111
Tacoma, Washington, USA
1944-March-13
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 10111
1944-March-13
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 10111
1944-March-13
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 10111
Vancouver, British Columbia
1944-March-13
Killed in Flying Accident
Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 10111
Alameda, Saskatchewan