TAGGART, Charles
| Service Number: | 402929 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 19 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Ontario, Canada, 6 July 1941, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jarvis (Knox Presbyterian Church) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 402929 | |
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| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402929, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402929 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Ray McNabb 402925 and Leading Aircraftman Charles Taggart 402929 from Number 1 Bombing and Gunnery School (1BAGS) based at RCAF Jarvis were killed in an aircraft accident involving Fairey Battle training aircraft 1803 (L5316)
The two Wireless Operator Air Gunner trainees were in the fuselage of the aircraft for a gunnery training flight with Flying Officer Harold Anthony Moore C/4348 RCAF at the controls. The pilot noticed the aircraft engine was leaking cooling fluid and the resultant fumes were acrid. He sent a message to McNabb and Taggart to bail out but they were overcome by fumes and were still in the aircraft when it struck the ground near the town of St. Catharines in Ontario, Canada
The pilot stayed in the aircraft as long as possible before he bailed out and was considerably burnt on the face and arms.
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