ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205372
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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1942 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Bolingbroke IVT |
| Owner/operator: | 8 BGS RCAF |
| Registration: | 9898 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 mi SW of Lethbridge, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Lethbridge, AB |
| RCAF Lethbridge, AB |
Bolingbroke 9898, of No. 8 BGS (Bombing & Gunnery School School), RCAF Lethbridge AB, was on a scheduled air to ground gunnery exercise at the bombing range SW of Lethbridge. During the mission, the aircraft caught fire and descended in a shallow but high speed dive. The aircraft contacted the ground and burst into flames before exploding, instantly killing the crew of four. The cause of the fire was not determined.
The crew that perished in the crash of Bolingbroke 9898
RCAF F/S Neil J. Dalgleish (P)
RCAF P/O George H. Brazier (FI),
RCAF LAC Eugene Bohush (WAG),
RAAF LAC Stanley L. Palmer (AG)
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0025/00000062.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12335/33
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120628674/neil-john-dalgleish
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169073655/george-henry-brazier
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14093008/eugene-bohush
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81044389/stanley-leonard-palmer
The Calgary Herald 23 December 1942, p2 / 24 December 1942, p19
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 18:54 | TB | Added |
| 30-Jan-2018 19:15 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Oct-2023 14:33 | Cosmo | Updated [[Source]] |
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