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5 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RCAF) ( 85)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour. 5 Operational Training Unit was established at RCAF Station Boundary Bay, British Columbia. The former station is now the Boundary Bay Airport. More information on the RCAF Station at Boundary Bay can be found at

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A Detachment of 5 Operational Training Unit was established at RCAF Station Abbotsford, British Columbia. The former Station is now the Abbotsford International Airport. More information on the RCAF Station at Abbotsford can be found at

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1944-04-01 Primary Location Boundary Bay Canada
1944-04-01 Detachment Abbotsford Canada
Sergeant
Aldridge, Stanley
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Flying Officer
Allan, Arthur Kenneth
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Avery, Robert Hardy
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Barker, Bernard George
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Sergeant
Barr, Henry Charles
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑10
Liberator (EW210)
Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)
Pilot Officer
Bastable, Thomas Henry
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Flying Officer
Batley, Trevor
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Bennett, James
Drowned
1945‑06‑23
 ()
 
Sergeant
Birrell, Andrew James
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Pilot Officer
Bodkin, Alvin Graham
Died
1944‑10‑07
 ()
Toronto, Ontario
Flight Lieutenant
Bowhay, Samuel Leslie
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑10
Liberator (EW210)
Three Hills, Alberta (parents)
Sergeant
Broadbent, Albert Eric
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Pilot Officer
Brown, Frederick Edward
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Pilot Officer
Burr, Robert Henry
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Sergeant
Calloway, Thomas Michael
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑10
Liberator (EW210)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Leading Aircraftman
Campbell, Norman Mccallum
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑08‑10
Mitchell (FW274)
Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Squadron Leader
Carscadden, Cyril Hudson
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Vancouver, British Columbia (patents)
Sergeant
Cocksey, Frank
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Pilot Officer
Cooke, James Frederick
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑11
Liberator (KH108)
 
Sergeant
Cotter, Paul Stuart
Killed in Flight Line Accident
1944‑10‑09
Liberator (EW282)
Edgeware, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Sergeant
Curtis, Harry Arthur
Killed in Flight Line Accident
1944‑10‑09
Liberator (EW282)
Carlshalton, Surrey, United Kingdom
Sergeant
Cuthbertson, James Brown
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Sergeant
Dale, John Randall
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Sergeant
Davidson, Charles Peter
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Flight Lieutenant
Deveson, Walter George
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Sidney, British Columbia (parents)
Sergeant
Drummond, William Peter Watt
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Corporal
Dutton, Robert Edward
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑12‑23
Mitchell (HD315)
Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
Sergeant
Gibbons, Isaac
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Flying Officer
Gunter, Peter Foley
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Hafford, Frederick Douglas
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Sergeant
Hammond, James Leonard Gordon
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Flying Officer
Hannah, Lionel Richard
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑07‑14
Mitchell (HD319)
 
Sergeant
Helper, Sidney
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Flying Officer
Hill, Arthur William David
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Sergeant
Jackson, Frederick
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑05‑11
Mitchell (HD314)
 
Sergeant
Jenkins, William Norman
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Sergeant
Johnson, Richard
Killed in Vehicle Accident
1945‑03‑03
 ()
 
Sergeant
Johnston, Clarence Arthur
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑05‑29
Mitchell (HD345)
St Catharines, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Johnston, Douglas
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑07‑14
Mitchell (HD319)
 
Sergeant
Jones, Glyn Ivor
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Sergeant
Jones, John Arthur
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑05‑11
Mitchell (HD314)
 
Flying Officer
Jordan, Leslie Thomas
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Flying Officer
Kingdon, John Victor
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Pilot Officer
Kitson, Derek Ronald Lonsdale
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑05‑11
Mitchell (HD314)
 
Sergeant
Langlands, David Robertson
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Sergeant
Langley, Leslie Mathias
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Sergeant
Laws, Frederick
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Pilot Officer
Long, Gilbert Ewart Ellis
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Sergeant
MacDonald, Thomas
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Sergeant
Manson, Harold Magnus
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑05‑29
Mitchell (HD345)
Burnaby, British Columbia
Sergeant
May, Ronald
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Flight Lieutenant
Maynard, Roy Edward
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Saanich, British Columbia
Sergeant
McGregor, Bruce Walter
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑05‑29
Mitchell (HD345)
Calgary, Alberta
Pilot Officer
Metcalfe, Peter Dennison
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Flying Officer
Mitchell, Cyril Irwin
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Pilot Officer
Mitchell, Ewart Cecil
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Sergeant
Morgans, William David Newton
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Flying Officer
Morganstein, Morris
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Flying Officer
Morris, Garnet Wilfred
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Murphy, John William
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Murray, Graham
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Sergeant
Niemi, Harold John
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Malartic, Quebec
Pilot Officer
Reeve, John William Christopher
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑07‑14
Mitchell (HD319)
 
Pilot Officer
Rockliffe, Arthur
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
 
Pilot Officer
Schell, Leonard Francis
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑05‑29
Mitchell (HD345)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Flying Officer
Schneeberger, Walter
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sergeant
Scratch, Don Palmer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑12‑06
Mitchell (HD343)
Maymont, Saskatchewan
Sergeant
Simpson, Alan
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Flight Lieutenant
Sinclair, John Allen
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Snelling, George Arthur
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Flight Lieutenant
Spence, Kenneth Edmund
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Flying Officer
Spencer, George Raymond
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑12‑23
Mitchell (HD315)
St Catharines, Ontario
Sergeant
Stead, Peter
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Sergeant
Suggate, Alfred Cecil
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Sergeant
Swatton, William Thomas
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑06‑01
Liberator (KK241)
 
Pilot Officer
Therien, Joseph Jean Leon
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Montreal, Quebec
Sergeant
Thomas, John Evan
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑07‑03
Liberator (KG880)
 
Flying Officer
Thomson, John Edgar
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑01
Kittyhawk (839)
 
Pilot Officer
Trickey, James Francis
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑01‑09
Liberator (KH173)
 
Flying Officer
Walmsley, Thomas Leslie
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑12‑23
Mitchell (HD315)
Toronto, Ontario
Sergeant
Waters, Edward George
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑07‑14
Mitchell (HD319)
 
Pilot Officer
Weiss, Herbert Stanley
Killed in Flying Accident
1945‑02‑04
Liberator (EW134)
Montreal, Quebec
Sergeant
Westwater, David Peggie
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑11‑10
Liberator (KH108)
 
Flying Officer
Whitlock, Harold Brand
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑05‑29
Mitchell (HD345)
Drumheller, Alberta
Sergeant
Willetts, Lewis Phillip
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑10‑04
Liberator (EW127)
Victoria, British Columbia

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