We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Brant John Bordewick Campioni (Ret'd), age 35, co-pilot of an airplane involved in a mid-air collision over Germany on 1 Jul 2002.
Brant grew up in North Vancouver and, as a teenager, he showed an early interest in flying when he joined Air Cadet Squadron 103 in North Vancouver. That unit shared the 6 Field Squadron armoury and Brant transferred to #2573 - 6 Field Engineer Squadron Royal Canadian Engineer Cadet Corps. He later joined 6 Field Engineer Squadron (1984-88) and then joined the Regular Force. Brant became a Firefighter and served in Cold Lake. Seeking new challenges, he took his release and trained as a commercial pilot in Abbotsford in the early 1990s. He initially flew for Air BC before leaving to work for DHL Express in Bahrain 1999.
In lieu of flowers, friends are +asked to consider a donation to the Brant John Bordewick Campioni Memorial Endowment Bursary,” a bursary for aviation students in his name. Address: “Brant John Bordewick Campioni Memorial Endowment Bursary,” c/o Jill Spenser, Coastal Pacific Aviation, 30575 Approach Drive, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6H5.