Sergeant Baillie was one of six airmen killed in the crash and resulting explosion of #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron's Hudson (#BW 620) aircraft at the aerodrome in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; the Hudson, with four airmen aboard, had just taken off on an operational patrol. Besides the four crew members, two of the five ground crew members who attempted to assist, also perished in this accident.
The four aircrew members were:-
Sergeant Alexander John BAILLIE,
Warrant Officer Class II Robert Franklin CAVERS,
Warrant Officer Class II Mervin Elwood TARRANT and
Flying Officer Charles Leroy TRIPP.
The two ground aircrew members were:-
Leading Aircraftman Lloyd Edward BRIGGS and
Aircraftman 1st Class Frank HALLEK.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Navigator
Service Number: R/124717
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)

Son of George William and Mary Myrtle Baillie of River John, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sergeant Alexander John Baillie is commemorated on Page 133 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.

Sergeant Baillie was one of six airmen killed in the crash and resulting explosion of #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron's Hudson (#BW 620) aircraft at the aerodrome in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; the Hudson, with four airmen aboard, had just taken off on an operational patrol. Besides the four crew members, two of the five ground crew members who attempted to assist, also perished in this accident.
The four aircrew members were:-
Sergeant Alexander John BAILLIE,
Warrant Officer Class II Robert Franklin CAVERS,
Warrant Officer Class II Mervin Elwood TARRANT and
Flying Officer Charles Leroy TRIPP.
The two ground aircrew members were:-
Leading Aircraftman Lloyd Edward BRIGGS and
Aircraftman 1st Class Frank HALLEK.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Navigator
Service Number: R/124717
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)

Son of George William and Mary Myrtle Baillie of River John, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sergeant Alexander John Baillie is commemorated on Page 133 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.