Everist, Geoffrey Ian (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-02
Birth Date: 1923-February-06
Born:
Parents: Son of William Allen Everist and Mary Emily Everist, of Toowong, Queensland, Australia.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
5 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
414545
Brookside Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Anson 6215
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6215
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-02. Anson I s/n 6215.
This accident involved 3 people. Compton AL, Everist GJ, Jarvis VE
This accident had 3 fatalities. Civilian Adam Lester Compton Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson 6215, Leading Aircraftman Vincent Edward Jarvis RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:414569 Anson 6215, Leading Aircraftman Geoffrey Ian Everist RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:414545 Anson 6215
Unit Desciption
5 AOS (5 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.
Course 48 NO5 AOS
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Winnipeg Manitoba
Manitoba Historical Society - 5 AOS
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