ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276815
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1942 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 33 EFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | RCAF 5955 |
| MSN: | DHC.1258 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles North West of Archydal, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Caron, Caron, Saskatchewan |
| RCAF Caron, Caron, Saskatchewan |
De Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth MSN DHC.1258 (Gipsy Major #85767); Delivered 29.11.41. Taken on strength 3.12.41 by No. 4 Training Command at Calgary, Alberta. Delivered to stored reserve. Issued to 33 Elementary Flying Training School at Caron, Saskatchewan on 30.12.41. Category A crash at 14:20 on 27.5.42, 4 miles north-west of Archydal, Saskatchewan (a small town a few miles west of Caron, today abandoned) while performing a low level flying sequence.
Crew of Tiger Moth 5955:
Sergeant Frederick Henry BOUCHARD RAF VR (Service Number 914682, Instructor Pilot) - killed on active service 27.5.42
Leading Aircraftman G V Vardigans RAF (Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured
Struck off charge 18.8.42, reduced to spares and produce by No.10 Repair Depot, RCAF
NOTE: The official file at the National Archives at Kew (File AIR81/14569 - see link #2) states "Sergeant F H Bouchard: died of injuries; Leading Aircraftman G V Vardigans: injured; Tiger Moth 5955, 16 Elementary Flying Training School, aircraft accident, near Saskatchewan, Canada, 27 May 1942". While 16 EFTS RCAF did fly the DH Tiger Moth it was based at Edmonton, Alberta. So, not even in the same Province!
Sources:
1. In Plain Site: A Biography of the RAF Airbase at Caron, Saskatchewan p.166 Joel L. From
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/14569: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17386068
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850409/frederick-henry-bouchard/
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_5950_5999_detailed.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RCAF%205955
7. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1942.pdf
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pCan11.html
9. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/raf-non-deployed-domestic-to-canada-casualties/
10. http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Casualties/1940s/1942/Casualties_1942_05-9.htm
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan_facilities_in_Canada#Elementary_Flying_Training_Schools
12. https://www.roadonmap.com/ca/where-is/Archydal,saskatchewan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2022 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Mar-2022 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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