Northrop Nomad (Northrop) (Canadian: 32 )
Northrop Nomad
(DND Archives Photo, PL-6224)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Northrop A-17A Nomad, RCAF (Serial No. 3508), painted with target towing stripes
, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, 21 Nov 1941.
Northrop A-17A Nomad, RCAF (Serial No. 3508), painted with target towing stripes
, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, 21 Nov 1941.
The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F model, was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the U.S. Army Air Corps. When in British Commonwealth service during World War II, the A-17 was called Nomad.
The Royal Canadian Air Force received 32 Nomads that had been part of a French order of 93 aircraft. When France fell in 1940, this order was taken over by Great Britain who transferred 32 of the aircraft to Canada where they were used as advanced trainers and target tugs as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. All were assigned to No. 3 Training Command RCAF.
Nomads were never used operationally overseas. Initially, the aircraft were used at Camp Borden to check out qualified civilian pilots who were offering their services to the air force. In 1941, the aircraft were modified to a target-towing configuration to allow for air-to-air gunnery training at various schools in Quebec and Ontario. In addition to being used by the RCAF in Canada, the Royal Norwegian Air Force trained some aircrew in exile on the A-17A at airports in Toronto and Muskoka. The RCAF Nomads were retired with the cessation of hostilities. The Nomads were not particularly outstanding aircraft, but they did provide reliable training service logging an average of approximately 3,000 flying hours each in their four and a half years of service. Wikipedia and Harold Skaarup web page
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Harold A Skaarup Web Page
Northrop Nomad - Kestrel Publications
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (32), Canadian Aircraft Losses (8)Nomad (Northrop) 3490
s/n
3490c/n
NX‑NT or NX‑N7
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;No. 6 B&GS;No. 9 B&GS
Delivered marked NX-NT. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 8 Feb 1941. Next assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario. Coded “55â€. Category “C†damage on 28 Sep 1941 while at Mountain View. Suffered more damage in a collision with #3501 while taxiing on 09 Apr 1942 (per accident card, vs 29 Apr/42 shown in Kestrel). Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 2 Jul 1942. 2022-01-271940-August-10 Taken on Strength at Trenton, Ontario 2022-01-26
1941-September-28 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Cottrell | Kelsey
1941-September-28 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1943-April-09 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dubois | Savard
1943-April-09 Accident Category C date & category per accident card 2022-01-26
1944-May-26 Struck off Strength reduced to spares and produce 2022-01-26
Nomad (Northrop) 3491
s/n
3491c/n
NX‑N48
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS
Delivered marked NX-N48. With No. 1 Service Flying Training School at Camp Borden, Ontario. Category "A" accident on 19 November 1940, near the McLean's farm, 2 miles north of Thornton, Ontario. The a/c was on a cross-country practice trip. This flight was the first solo on the type for the student pilot and the a/c was observed spinning into the ground. The a/c was destroyed by the crash and the pilot and observers, LAC’s R.S. Watt and J.H. Whalen, were both killed. At the time of the crash, the total number of airframe hours was just 196:55 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-10 Taken on Strength at Trenton, Ontario 2022-01-26
1940-November-19 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Thornton Ontario Names: Watt | Whalen
1940-November-19 Accident Category A 2022-01-26
1941-March-10 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
1940-November-19 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman Robert Samuel Watt 2023-04-041940-November-19 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman John Harold Whalen 2023-03-02Nomad (Northrop) 3492
s/n
3492c/n
NX‑N53
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked NX-N53. First assigned to Test and Development Establishment at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, for performance trials and other flight tests (dates unknown). Ferried to Montreal for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd as of 14 Feb 1941. Next assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario. Category “C†damage on both 26 Aug 1941 and 25 Feb 1942 while at Mountain View. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Sep 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,222:30 hrs and since overhaul was 1,184:45 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-26
1941-August-26 Accident: AIR ARMAMENT SCHOOL Loc: Taxi Strip In Front Of Hangars Names: Duffy | Hamilton | Mcfarlane | Meadow | Meyersburg | Whitcomb
1941-August-26 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1942-February-25 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Mountain View Names: Crawford | Smith
1942-February-25 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-26
Nomad (Northrop) 3493
s/n
3493c/n
NX‑N35
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;4 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked NX-N35. First assigned to Test and Development Establishment at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, for target towing equipment fit and associated trials as of 26 Dec 1940. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 11 Nov 1941. Used by No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School at Fingal as of 8 Apr 1942. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 27 Jun 1942. Had 890.10 hrs airframe hours when struck off. 2022-01-271940-August-12 Taken on Strength at Rockcliffe, Ontario 2022-01-26
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-26
Nomad (Northrop) 3494
s/n
3494c/n
NX‑N2
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N2. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 21 May 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, as of 18 Oct 1941 after being converted to target towing configuration. Suffered a wheels-up landing on 2 Feb 1942. Category “A†accident on 13 Jun 1942 and crashed in Bay of Quinte, Ontario just off RCAF Station Trenton. #3494 took off from Trenton on a gun camera exercise at 15:00 hrs with Nomad #3505. Both a/c were to engage in mock combat with each other. Both a/c turned towards the Bay of Quinte after take-off and climbed up to 700-800 ft. The pilot of #3505 noticed the undercarriage of #3494 was still down and radioed to that effect. After retracting the u/c, #3494 then executed a vertical bank to port and commenced a 180○ turn. Then the a/c appeared to first stall followed by a slow spin that accelerated. The a/c crashed into the bay after 3 complete spins and was destroyed. The crew, Pilot Officer J.A. McGregor (pilot) and LAC’s D.W. Showell and J.R.D. Young (student pilots), were all killed.2022-01-27
1940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-26
1942-June-13 Accident: RCAF STN Loc: Bay Of Quinte Names: Mcgregor | Showell | Young
1942-June-13 Accident Category A 2022-01-26
1942-August-04 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-26
1942-June-13 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Jack Alpine McGregor 2022-04-18
1942-June-13 KIFA RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Denis William Paul Groves Showell 2023-03-30
1942-June-13 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman John Russell Dermott Young 2023-06-14Nomad (Northrop) 3495
s/n
3495c/n
NX‑N6
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 TC;6 B&GS;0 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N6. Assigned to No. 1 Training Command as of 25 Aug 1940. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec as of 21 May 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, on 11 Nov 1941 after being converted to target towing configuration. Category “C†damage on 2 Feb 1942 while at Mountain View. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec. While at Mont-Joli, the airframe was damaged beyond economical repair and it was written-off. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-26
1942-February-02 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Mountain View Names: Crawford | Green
1942-February-02 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1943-May-05 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Doucet | Laughlin | Warren
1943-May-05 Accident Category A 2022-01-26
1943-October-21 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-26
Nomad (Northrop) 3496
s/n
3496c/n
NX‑N12
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N12. Coded “53â€. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, on 25 Jun 1941 after being converted to target towing configuration. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, on 19 Aug 1942. Category “C†damage on 29 Jan 1943, while at Mont Joli. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,619:20 hrs and since overhaul was 1,486:10 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-26
1943-January-29 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Station Aerodrome Names: Church | Dick
1943-January-29 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-26
Nomad (Northrop) 3497
s/n
3497c/n
NX‑N16
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;1 TC;4 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N16. First assigned to 1 Service Flying Training School at Camp Borden, Ontario, as of 28 Aug 1940. Category “C†damage on 15 Sep 1940 while at Camp Borden. To No. 6 Repair Depot Trenton, Ontario, for conversion to target towing configuration as of 3 Jul 1941. Assigned to No. 1 Training Command (probably 4 Bombing & Gunnery School at Fingal) as of 11 Nov 1941. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, on 7 Sep 1943. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,104:10 hrs and since overhaul was 305:40 hrs.2022-01-27
1940-August-13 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1940-September-15 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-26
Nomad (Northrop) 3498
s/n
3498c/n
NX‑N17
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;4 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-NI7. Assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “B†damage on 14 Oct 1940 while at Camp Borden. To No. 6 Repair Depot Trenton, Ontario, for conversion to target towing configuration as of 3 Jul 1941. Next assigned to No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School in Fingal, Ontario, as of 31 Jan 1942. Transferred to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, on 22 Sep 1942. Category “A†accident on 20 Jul 1943 near that station. The a/c was on a post-maintenance test flight. The a/c was restricted to the confines of the aerodrome and below 2,000 ft to avoid both the cloud ceiling and related weather. The maintenance test pilot, Flying Officer E.G. Meade, was an experienced pilot, but new to the a/c type having only 3:15 hours on the Nomad. The a/c was observed making left and right turns below the ceiling. A civilian witness then observed the a/c begin to spin. The investigation concluded that the pilot had executed too steep a turn, stalled the a/c, and entered a non-recoverable spin from low altitude. Both Flying Officer E.G. Meade and Cpl J.T. Vasileff were killed. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-26
1940-October-14 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Camp Borden Names: Gillard | Rawson
1940-October-14 Accident Category B 2022-01-26
1942-July-22 Accident: 4 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Brownlee | Wheat
1942-November-15 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Station Aerodrome Names: Darby
1942-November-15 Accident Category C 2022-01-26
1943-July-20 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mead | Vasileff
1943-July-20 Accident Category A 2022-01-26
1943-November-02 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-26
1943-July-20 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Edward Griffin Meade 2022-04-181943-July-20 KIFA RCAF Corporal John Thomas Vasileff 2023-06-22Nomad (Northrop) 3499
s/n
3499c/n
NX‑N18
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;2 SFTS;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N18. First assigned to No. 2 Service Flying Training School. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 27 Jan 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, after conversion to target towing configuration as of 3 May 1941. Assigned with No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 25 Jun 1942. Apparently severely damaged in an accident; details unknown, accident card not on file. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1944-February-12 Struck off Strength written off, beyond economic repair; reduced to spares and produce 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3500
s/n
3500c/n
NX‑N20
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;1 TC;4 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N20. Assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “C†damage on 30 Sep 1940 while at Camp Borden. Converted to target towing configuration on 3 Jul 1941. Assigned to No. 1 Training Command (probably 4 Bombing & Gunnery School at Fingal) as of 30 Mar 1942. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, on 27 Jun 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,159:35 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1940-September-30 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Camp Borden Names: Anderson
1940-September-30 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1943-March-30 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mclean | Strong
1943-March-30 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1943-July-20 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Santos
1943-July-20 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3501
s/n
3501c/n
NX‑N22
Northop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N22. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Converted to target towing configuration as of 20 Dec 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario. Suffered damage there in a collision with #3490 while taxiing on 29 Apr 1942 (accident card not on file). Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, on 25 Jun 1942. To No. 9 Repair Depot in war reserve storage as of 14 Jun 1944. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 740:20 hrs and since overhaul was 680:55 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3502
s/n
3502c/n
NX‑N36
Northop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;2 SFTS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N36. First assigned to No. 2 Service Flying Training School. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 21 May 1941. Converted to target towing configuration on 6 Dec 1941. Assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 27 Jun 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 989:25 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1943-May-05 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Doucet | Laughlin | Warren
1943-May-05 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3503
s/n
3503c/n
NX‑N40
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS
Delivered marked as NX-N40. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “A†accident on 12 Dec 1940 at Camp Borden. LAC C.F. Hopton took off on a solo formation flight with two other Nomad a/c on 12 Dec 1940 with light snow showers in the area. LAC Hopton was a student pilot with 67 hours of training on Tiger Moths, Yales and Harvards but with only 15 min on Nomads. #3503 fell behind the other two in snowy conditions and was never seen again. LAC Hopton was previously rated as “weak on instrument flyingâ€. A search was initiated using other Nomads (with catastrophic results - see #3512 & #3521). Wreckage of #3503 was subsequently found on 14 December by a ground party in a swamp 5 mi SE of Borden. LAC Hopton was deceased. He was assumed to have lost control of his a/c while flying on instruments. At the time of the crash, the total number of airframe hours was just 17:45 hrs.2022-01-27
1940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1940-December-12 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Everett Ontario Names: Hopton
1940-December-12 Accident Category A 2022-01-27
1941-February-20 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-27
1940-December-12 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman Clayton Peder Hopton 2023-01-19Nomad (Northrop) 3504
s/n
3504c/n
NX‑N34
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 TC;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N34. First assigned to No. 1 Training Command as 24 Aug 1940. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Later used by No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec. Converted to target towing configuration. On 27 Mar 1943, Nomad #3504 took off on an air-gunnery exercise with a Fairey Battle a/c. The exercise was carried out and, as it concluded, the Battle converged into a formation with #3504 waggling its wings to signal the end of the exercise. The pilot of #3504 acknowledged the signal by waggling his own wings. The Fairey Battle pilot then executed a stall turn to port but ended up colliding with #3504, as it too had executed a turn to port. The vertical stabilizer fin of the Fairey Battle tore off 5 ft of the starboard outer wing of #3504. While the Battle was able to safely recover to the station, #3504 crashed, after entering a tight spiral dive. Both crewmen, Flight Sergeant R.H. Parker and LAC R.T. Lee, were killed in the crash. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1943-March-27 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Byers | Lee | Page | Parker
1943-March-27 Accident Category A 2022-01-27
1943-June-21 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-27
1943-March-27 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman Robert Thomas Lee 2023-03-041943-March-27 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Richard Henry Parker 2023-06-07Nomad (Northrop) 3505
s/n
3505c/n
NX‑N43
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 TC;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N43. First assigned to No. 1 Training Command as 24 Aug 1940. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, after conversion to target towing configuration as of 18 Sep 1941. Later reassigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 25 Jun 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,164:00 hrs and since overhaul was 1,002:35 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3506
s/n
3506c/n
NX‑N38
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 TC;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N38. First assigned to No. 1 Training Command as 24 Aug 1940. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 21 May 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, after conversion to target towing configuration as of 11 Nov 1941. Category “C†damage after it was landed wheels-up in the snow on 2 Feb 1942 after an undercarriage failure. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 26 Jun 1942. Category “A†accident on 30 Nov 1942 while at Mont Joli. The a/c was forced down in a field about 2.5 miles SW of the aerodrome at 14:00 hrs while returning from a scheduled target drogue exercise. The pilot indicated that an altitude of approximately 700 ft, the engine failed. He switched from the starboard front fuel tank to the port reserve tank but the engine still did not start. A forced landing was initiated but the a/c struck a pile of rocks and a fence, severely damaging both the airframe and the engine. The pilot, Flight Sergeant C.B. Gray and the drogue operator, LAC F.R. Gendron, both escaped with only minor injuries. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1942-February-02 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Mountainview Aerodrome Names: Mallinson | Strouse
1942-February-02 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1942-November-30 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Airport Names: Gendron | Gray
1942-November-30 Accident Category A 2022-01-27
1943-March-16 Struck off Strength written off; reduced to spares and produce 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3507
s/n
3507c/n
NX‑N39
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;3 TC;1 TC;AAS;6 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N39. First assigned to No. 3 Training Command as of 24 Sep 1940. Re-assigned to No. 1 Training Command as of 12 Oct 1940. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 27 Jan 1941. Converted to target towing configuration on 20 May 1941 and to Air Armament School, Trenton as of 20 May 1941.Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, as of 23 Jun 1941. Collided with a battery cart off 12 Jul 1942 causing minor damage to the a/c’s tail (accident card not on file). Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 28 Jun 1942. 2022-01-27
1940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1944-May-26 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3508
s/n
3508c/n
NX‑N45
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;1 TC;6 B&GS;4 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N45. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario, as of 24 Aug 1940. On 27 Sep 1940, the a/c suffered Category “B†damage when it hit a parked Harvard a/c while being taxied by a student pilot. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Converted to target towing configuration on 4 Oct 1941, finished in yellow and black stripes. Next assigned to No. 1 Training Command (probably No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View). Later transferred to No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School in Fingal. Category “ C damage on 20 April 1942 at Wallacetown, Ontario, near Lake Erie. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 27 Jun 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 874:35 hrs and since overhaul was 788:30 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1940-September-27 Accident Category B 2022-01-27
1942-April-20 Accident: 4 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Wallacetown Names: Crum | Struchinsky
1942-April-20 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1943-January-19 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Whitney
1943-January-19 Accident Category C 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3509
s/n
3509c/n
NX‑N47
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;3 TC;1 TC;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N47. First assigned to No. 3 Training Command as of 24 Sep 1940. Re-assigned to No. 1 Training Command as of 12 Oct 1940. Transferred to No. 6 Repair Depot on 3 Jul 1941 for conversion to target towing configuration. Next assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View as of 1 Oct 1941. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 25 Jun 1942. Apparently severely damaged in an accident; details unknown (accident card not on file). 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1943-April-29 Struck off Strength written off; beyond economic repair; reduced to spares and produce 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3510
s/n
3510c/n
NX‑N51
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;1 TC;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N51. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “B†damage occurred on 18 Nov 1940 while at Camp Borden, Ontario, when the a/c was ground-looped upon landing during a dual instruction training mission. Transferred to No. 6 Repair Depot on 3 Jul 1941 for conversion to target towing configuration on 2 Dec 1941. Next assigned to No. 1 Training Command (probably No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View) as of 11 Nov 1941. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Aug 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 879:40 hrs and since overhaul was 808:20 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-27
1940-November-18 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Camp Borden Names: Carine | Pleasance
1940-November-18 Accident Category B 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3511
s/n
3511c/n
NX‑N31
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N31. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, as of 20 Aug 1941. Category “B" damage on 15 Sep 1941 while at Mountain View. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont Joli, Quebec, as of 4 Mar 1943. Ferried from Montreal to St. John, New Brunswick, 7 to 12 Oct 1944, by No. 124 (Ferry) Sqn. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 418:25 hrs and since overhaul was 322:25 hrs. 2022-01-271940-August-26 Taken on Strength at Camp Borden, Ontario 2022-01-27
1941-September-15 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Moore
1941-September-15 Accident Category B 2022-01-27
1944-April-01 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lacouceur | Urquhart
1944-April-01 Accident Category D 2022-01-27
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-27
Nomad (Northrop) 3512
s/n
3512c/n
NX‑N44
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS
Delivered marked as NX-N44. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “A†accident on 13 Dec 1940 at Camp Borden, Ontario. Nomad #3503 had gone missing on a solo formation flight with two other a/c on 12 Dec 1940. Nomad a/c #’s 3512 and 3521 were assigned on 13 Dec 1940 in good flying conditions to execute a search along the projected flight path of the missing a/c. The a/c each took off with experienced crews at 09:10 hrs and were later spotted flying at about 700 ft over Lake Muskoka, while in close formation. The a/c then appear to have collided and both a/c crashed into the lake with the loss of both crews. The crewman on #3512 were Flight Sergeant L. Francis and LAC W.P. Gosling. At the time of the crash, the total number of airframe hours was 207:25 hrs. 2022-01-291940-August-26 Taken on Strength at Camp Borden, Ontario 2022-01-29
1940-December-13 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Lake Muskoka Names: Francis | Gosling
1940-December-13 Accident Category A 2022-01-29
1941-February-26 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-29
1940-December-13 KIFA RAF Sergeant Lionel Francis 2023-01-061940-December-13 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman William James Phillip Gosling 2022-06-12Nomad (Northrop) 3513
s/n
3513c/n
NX‑N42
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;1 TC; 6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N42. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 18 Feb 1941. Converted to target towing configuration and first assigned to No. 1 Training Command (probably No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School, Mountain View) as of 7 Jul 1941. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec, in 1942. Coded “59â€. Category “A†accident on 09 May 1944 (per accident card & Walker; Kestrel shows incorrectly as 21 Jul 1943) near that station. The a/c had taken off on target towing exercise at 15:55 hrs and had completed two such exercises. About 2 miles SW of the aerodrome, the engine then began to smoke and the pilot, Flight Sergeant C.A. Robertson, ordered the observer, LAC J.P. Mercier, to jettison the drogue. The pilot was attempting to return to the station when the engine erupted in flames. The a/c was not yet equipped with an engine fire extinguisher (which was a planned modification). The pilot ordered the observer to bail out which he did successfully. Flight Sergeant Roberston, however, bailed out but never pulled his ripcord and was therefore killed. He may have struck his head upon exiting the a/c. The a/c was destroyed by the crash and the ensuing fire. 2022-01-291940-August-26 Taken on Strength at Camp Borden, Ontario 2022-01-29
1944-May-09 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mercier | Robertson
1944-May-09 Accident Category A 2022-01-29
1944-June-10 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-29
1944-May-09 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Clifford Alexander Robertson 2023-03-02Nomad (Northrop) 3514
s/n
3514c/n
NX‑N52
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N52. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “C†damage on 23 Oct 1940 at Camp Borden when the a/c had to be force landed north of the aerodrome with the undercarriage retracted after an engine problem. Converted to target towing configuration as of 3 Jul 1941. Next assignment not unidentified. Later transferred to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Aug 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 953:15 hrs.2022-01-29
1940-August-26 Taken on Strength at Camp Borden, Ontario 2022-01-29
1940-October-23 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lougheed
1940-October-23 Accident Category C 2022-01-29
1944-March-03 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Grant | Lacroix
1944-March-03 Accident Category D 2022-01-29
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3515
s/n
3515c/n
NX‑N15
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N15. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 18 Feb 1941. Converted to target towing configuration. Next assignment not unidentified. Then assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 27 Jun 1942. This airframe served as a prototype for a trial engine conversion to the P&W SB-4G Twin Wasp Jr radial engine in place of the P&W R1535/13 radial engine. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,073:35 hrs and since overhaul was 1,054:15 hrs.2022-01-29
1940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3516
s/n
3516c/n
NX‑N27
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 TC;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N27. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Converted to target towing configuration. Next assignment not unidentified other than No. 1 Training Command (probably No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School, Mountain View) as of 20 Aug 1941. Then assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Aug 1942. Had 2,807:30 airframe hours when struck off. 2022-01-291940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1941-November-03 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Mountain View Ontario Names: Slough
1941-November-03 Accident Category C 2022-01-29
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3517
s/n
3517c/n
NX‑N24
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;2 SFTS;6 B&GS;9 B&GS;1 AC;EAC
Delivered marked as NX-N24. First assigned to No. 2 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario. Category “C†damage on 7 Oct 1940 while at Uplands. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Converted to target towing configuration and assigned to No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario as of 1 Sep 1941. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Aug 1942. Re-assigned to No. 1 Air Command as of 15 Jan 1945 and then placed into Eastern Air Command storage as of 11 Jul 1945. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,224:05 hrs and since overhaul was 1,117:05 hrs. 2022-01-291940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1940-October-07 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Uplands Ottawa Names: Shaw
1940-October-07 Accident Category C 2022-01-29
1946-June-12 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3518
s/n
3518c/n
NX‑N25
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N25. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 3 May 1941. Converted to target towing configuration and used by No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, as of 1 Sep 1941. Category “C†damage on 7 Jul 1942 at Mountain View. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Aug 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,015:05 hrs. 2022-01-291940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1942-July-07 Accident: RCAF STN Loc: Aerodrome Names: O'Neil | Robinson
1942-July-07 Accident Category C 2022-01-29
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3519
s/n
3519c/n
NX‑N28
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N28. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 27 Jan 1941. Converted to target towing configuration and used by No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont-Joli, Quebec, as of 17 Oct 1941. Had 2444:45 airframe hours since new and 1,234:05 hrs since overhaul when struck off. 2022-01-291940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3520
s/n
3520c/n
NX‑N29
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;6 B&GS;9 B&GS
Delivered marked as NX-N29. Transferred for overhaul at Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal, Quebec, as of 18 Feb 1941. Converted to target towing configuration. Then used by No. 6 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario, as of 3 Oct 1941. The a/c had to be force-landed near Bloomfield, ON after an engine problem causing Categoryâ€B†damage. More Category “B†damage on 9 Feb 1942 while still at Mountain View when the a/c had to be landed on one wheel after an undercarriage failure. Re-assigned to No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School in Mont- Joli, Quebec, as of 19 Aug 1942. At the time of its disposal, the total number of airframe hours since new was 1,027:40 hrs and since overhaul was 906:25 hrs. 2022-01-291940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1941-September-18 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Bloomfield Names: Cook | Gosgrove
1941-September-18 Accident Category B 2022-01-29
1942-February-09 Accident: 6 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Crawford | Mckay
1942-February-09 Accident Category B 2022-01-29
1945-March-07 Struck off Strength to War Assets and later sold 2022-01-29
Nomad (Northrop) 3521
s/n
3521c/n
NX‑N46
Northrop
Known Squadron Assignments: ;1 SFTS;
Delivered marked as NX-N46. First assigned to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Air Traffic Services, Camp Borden, Ontario. Category “A†accident on 13 Dec 1940 at Camp Borden, Ontario. Nomad #3503 had gone missing on a solo formation flight with two other a/c on 12 Dec 1940. Nomad a/c #’s 3512 and 3521 were assigned on 13 Dec 1940 in good flying conditions to execute a search along the projected flight path of the missing a/c. The a/c each took off with experienced crews at 09:10 hrs and were later spotted flying at about 700 ft over Lake Muskoka, while in close formation. The a/c then appear to have collided and both a/c crashed into the lake with the loss of both crews. The crewman on #3521 were Flight Lieutenant P. Campbell and LAC T.C. Bates. At the time of the crash, the total number of airframe hours was 918:05 hrs.Wreckage was not found until 2005. Plans were made to raise wreckage in 2007. Bodies recovered from wreckage in October 2012, by divers from Royal Canadian Navy's Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic). Main wreckage recovered from lake bottom on 29 October 2014. RCAF serial was still clear, also marked "46" below serial on fuselage (part of company number and/or US civil registration it carried when delivered to Canada). 2022-01-29
1940-August-13 Taken on Strength at Uplands, Ontario 2022-01-29
1940-December-13 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Lake Muskoka Names: Bates | Campbell
1940-December-13 Accident Category A 2022-01-29
1941-March-04 Struck off Strength written off 2022-01-29
1940-December-13 KIFA RCAF Leading Aircraftman Theodore Scribner Bates 2023-02-111940-December-13 KIFA RAF Flight Lieutenant Peter Campbell 2023-12-14To search on any page:
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