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Green, Arthur Gerald (Leading Aircraftman)

Died 1944-02-06

Age: 22

Son of Harry Allan Green and Martha Ann Green, of Toronto.

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Service
RCAF
Unit
2 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Bomb Aimer trainee
Service Numbers
R/182419
2 Air Observer School, Edmonton, Alberta. Death by natural causes in the 2 AOS Station Hospital at Edmonton.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Burial
Google Map St Johns Norway Cemetery, Canada
Section 11 Range 23 Grave 77

2 AOS- Air Observer School (2 Air Observer School)

Air Observers were later called "navigators". For recruits in this stream, the training path after ITS was 8 weeks at an Air Observer School (AOS), 1 month at a Bombing & Gunnery School, and finally 1 month at a Navigation School. The Air Observer schools were operated by civilians under contract to the RCAF. For example, Nos. 7, 8, and 9 were run by CP Airlines. However, the instructors were RCAF. The basic navigation techniques throughout the war years were dead reckoning and visual pilotage, and the tools were the aeronautical chart, magnetic compass, watch, trip log, pencil, Douglas protractor, and Dalton Navigational Computer. They trained in the Avro Anson.
NO2 AOS Edmonton 1941

Formed at Edmonton, Alberta - 5 August 1940

  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Edmonton Alberta

  • Museum Bomber Command Museum

  • Disbanded at Edmonton, Alberta - 14 July 1944
    Re-formed at Winnipeg, Manitoba 15 November 1955
  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Winnipeg Manitoba

  • 1940-08-05 Primary Location Edmonton AB Canada Originally named Blatchford Field eventually became Edmonton Municipal Airport CYXD closed in November 2013 and developed into Edmonton community of Blatchford.

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