Easther, Leonard Alfred (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-29

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Birth Date: 1921-December-19

Born:

Parents: Son of Charles John and Annie Elizabeth Easther, of Quorn, South Australia.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

2 AOS- Air Observer School

Base

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

429801

Final Burial

Beechmount Cemetery
Block 206 Grave 1

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Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6269

Sergeant Leonard Alfred Easther RAAF

Sergeant Easther, Leonard Alfred (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-29
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Sergeant Ralph Percy Gibson RCAF

Sergeant Gibson, Ralph Percy (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-29
Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Leading Aircraftman James Glen Hennessy RNZAF

Leading Aircraftman Hennessy, James Glen (RNZAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-29
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Leslie William Oakes RAAF

Leading Aircraftman Oakes, Leslie William (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-29
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6269

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-29. Anson I s/n 6269.

This accident involved 4 people. Easter LA, Gibson RP, Hennessy JG, Oakes LW

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman James Glen Hennessy RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:42715 Anson 6269, Leading Aircraftman Leslie William Oakes RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:432249 Anson 6269, Sergeant Leonard Alfred Easther RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:429801 Anson 6269, Sergeant Ralph Percy Gibson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/157276 Anson 6269

Unit Desciption

2 AOS (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.