No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School Memorial

This memorial was erected in 1993 in memory of Royal Canadian Air Force personnel who served at the #4 Bombing and Gunnery School during 1940 – 1945.

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RCAF No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School

No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School was a unit of British
Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Plan, from April 29,
1940 to to March 15, 1945, graduated over 130,000 air crew, of
which 73,000 were Canadians. No. B&GS consisted of the
main station at Fingal; bombing ranges at Dutton,
Melbourne, Frome and Tempo; a marine station at Port
Stanley; and bombing and gunnery ranges on Lake Erie.
No. 4 B&GS operated from November 25, 1940 to February 17,
1945, during which time over 6,000 non-pilot aircrew members
graduated from the School. This memorial is dedicated to
all who served at No. 4 B&GS, especially those named
on the back of this plaque, who lost their lives in the
course of duty at Fingal.

Erected by:

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Kettle Creek
Conservation Authority

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Private Donations

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Province of Ontario

“I give them eternal life and they shall never perish.” John 10:28

8 Dec 1940, Battle, 1650.

C2789 F/O L.A. Hood, (USA) Pilot
R78032 AC2 E.W. Bourne, Crewman
R71450 AC2 J.H. McNally, Crewman

23 Nov 1942, Lysander, 1540.
R116691 Sgt/Pilot R.C. Gray
R76059 CPL H.H. Hilchie, Drogue Operator
F/Sgt E. Prentice, Pilot
CPL M.M. Nicholson, Drogue Operator

19 Oct 1943, Lysander, 2427.
WO2 M.T. Lavoie, Pilot
LAC L. Renaud, Drogue Operator

2 Dec 1943, Ground Accident,
R165966 Lac E.J. Deplanche

1 Aug 1944, Anson I. 6711
J442808 P/O K.M. Joyce, Pilot
J44121 P/O T.H. Rees, Instructor
R149817 LAC S.C. Turner, R.A.A.F., Student

12 Aug 1944, Anson I, 6276.
R203152 SGT E.D. Hawkins
R209421 SGT R.D. Sharp

20 Jan 1945, Bolingbroke IV(T), 10019.
J29114 F/O J.D. Allan, Pilot
441609 Lac L.C.J. Watt, R.A.A.F., Student
8256F LAC W.T.F. Neville, R.A.A.F., Student

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This flagpole is dedicated
to the memory of the 18 personnel
who lost their lives in flying accidents
and to those who gave their lives
while serving on this station

“We Shall Remember Them”

Erected By
#4 B&G School Association
August 27, 1997

Ce monument commémoratif a été élevé en 1993 en mémoire du personnel de l’Aviation royale du Canada qui a servi à l’école de bombardement et de tir no 4, de 1940 à 1945.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.