This mountain was named in 1949 in honour of S/L Lionel Manley Gaunce. S/L Gaunce was killed when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down over the English Channel off St. Ro, France on 19 November 1941. An officer in the Royal Air Force, Squadron Leader Gaunce served with No. 615 Squadron flying Hurricane aircraft and was shot down a total of five times, surviving to fly again four times. S/L Gaunce had been the officer commanding No. 46 Squadron flying Hurricanes and was an ace, having destroyed 5 ½ enemy aircraft. He was the officer commanding No. 41 Squadron at the time of his death.
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Mount Gaunce
Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta
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Inscription
no inscription/aucune inscription
Location
Mount Gaunce
Latitude 53°34'40
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Mount Gaunce
Latitude 53°34'40
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 53.578536268699
Long. -118.30098708737
Lat. 53.578536268699
Long. -118.30098708737