Foulds, Roderick Paul
Killed in Action 1945-07-12
Birth Date: 1921-May
Born:
Son of Albert Edward and Emily Maud Foulds, of Prince Albert.
Home: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
124 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Flight Lieutenant
Service Numbers
J/9879
First Burial
South Hill Cemetery At Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comThis incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Anson Mk. V Serial: 12504
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Avro Anson
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Museum's Anson Mk. V was built by MacDonald Brothers in Winnipeg in 1944. It flew with No. 7 Photographic Wing and No. 414 Squadron in Ottawa on photo survey work until the late 1940s. In 1956, it was purchased by INCO and used for mineral surveying until 1980, when it was donated to the Museum. The exterior is painted in the yellow colour common to all BCATP trainers and is in its same wartime RCAF markings.
The Avro Anson was known by a number of nicknames including "Faithful Annie" or "Flying Greenhouse". It was the first aircraft to be flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force to have a retractable undercarriage, which was a comparative novelty in 1936. In 1940, a Canadian government owned company, Federal Aircraft Limited, was created in Montreal to manufacture the Anson for Canadian use. Nearly 3,000 Anson aircraft were produced and, in the early days of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), the Anson was the standard trainer for many pilots, observers (navigators), wireless operators and bomb aimers. More than 20,000 aircrew received training on the Anson. In Canadian service, the aircraft was substantially re-designed with the substitution of North American engines and many other airframe and equipment changes.Harold Skaarup web pages
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 
Avro Anson HistoryAnson 12504
Anson Mk. V 12504
Went missing while being ferried from Kapuskasing to North Bay, Ontario on 12 July 1945 by No. 124 (Ferry) Squadron. Wreckage located on 13 July 1945, near Willow Island Lake. Crew of 2 had abandoned the aircraft in bad weather. Pilot located later the same day, picked up by Norseman on 14 July 1945. Radio operator still missing at end of July.1944-11-30 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-July-12 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: Willow Island Lake Ontario Names: Foulds | MacDonald
1945-10-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07