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- Kenneth_Spooner abstract "Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Gerald Spooner, GC (Smith Falls, Ontario, 24 Apr 1922–14 May 1943) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the self-sacrifice he showed in saving the lives of three comrades on the May 14, 1943. The twenty-year-old British Commonwealth Air Training Program student navigator, who had no pilot training or experience, took over the controls of an Avro Anson trainer of the No.4 Air Observer School in London, Ontario when the pilot fainted and the plane lurched into a dive. He managed to level the plane for long enough for three crew members to bail out before the plane crashed into Lake Erie, killing him instantly.One of the crew landed in the lake and drowned but the testimony of the two survivors led to his award, the citation noting "This airman with complete disregard for his personal safety and in conformity with the highest traditions of the service, sacrificed his life in order to save the lives of his comrades." He was only the second member of the Royal Canadian Air Force to win a George Cross. In 1949, the local school board named a new elementary school to honour his memory. The medal was purchased by the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa in February 1988.".
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- Kenneth_Spooner deathDate "1943".
- Kenneth_Spooner deathYear "1943".
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- Kenneth_Spooner birthDate "1922-04-22".
- Kenneth_Spooner birthPlace "Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada".
- Kenneth_Spooner branch Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.
- Kenneth_Spooner dateOfBirth "1922".
- Kenneth_Spooner dateOfDeath "1943".
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- Kenneth_Spooner name "Kenneth Gerald Spooner".
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- Kenneth_Spooner placeOfBirth "Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada".
- Kenneth_Spooner rank "Leading Aircraftman".
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- Kenneth_Spooner comment "Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Gerald Spooner, GC (Smith Falls, Ontario, 24 Apr 1922–14 May 1943) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the self-sacrifice he showed in saving the lives of three comrades on the May 14, 1943.".
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