Norwood, Manitoba
8 Air Observers School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec. Anson aircraft crashed.
Benson, Johann Aubrey (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-August-11
Birth Date: 1920-April-09
Born:
Parents: Son of Johann and Minnie H. L. Benson, of Norwood.
Spouse:
Home: Norwood, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
8 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
RCAF Stn. Ancienne Lorrette, Quebec
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/106241
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Anson 6471
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6471
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-August-11. Anson I s/n 6471.
This accident involved 5 people. Benson JA, Ewart J, Rolinger J, Schryburt JTA, Riley JA
This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant John Ewert RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/160872 Anson 6471, Leading Aircraftman Joseph Theodore Arthur Schryburt RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/161948 Anson 6471, Sergeant Johann Aubrey Benson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/106241 Anson 6471
Unit Desciption
8 AOS (8 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.
NO8 AOS
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