The two other occupants of the Anson survived: Sergeant G.G. Brown RCAF pilot was slightly injured and Leading Aircraftman J.E. Brennan RAF W/OP was uninjured.
Davey, Charles Thomas (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-July-16
Birth Date: 1924
Born:
Parents: Son of Charles and Lena Davey, of Roath, Cardiff, Wales.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
8 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
RCAF Stn. Ancienne Lorrette, Quebec
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1655011
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAccident Card - Avro Anson Mk. V serial:11886
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-July-16. Anson V s/n 11886.
This accident involved 4 people. Brennan JE, Brown GG, Davey CT, Goddard AMA
This accident had 2 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Ambrose Michael Andrew Goddard RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1808780 Anson 11886, Leading Aircraftman Charles Thomas Davey RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1655011 Anson 11886
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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