Huard, Kenneth Charles
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-06-04
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Son of Herbert William and Minnie Amelia Huard, of Plaistow, Essex, England.
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAFVR
Unit
32 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Base
Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
1313268
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)This incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Anson Mk. I Serial: 6974
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Anson 6974
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 History32 OTU (32 Operational Training Unit)
The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.
More information on the RCAF Station at Patricia Bay, British Columbia can be found at:
Project 44 BCATP
BC Aviation Museum Video On History Of Pat Bay Anson 6974
Anson Mk. I 6974
Ex RAF AW789. Assigned to Western Air Command on 3 March 1943, delivered on 9 March 1943. With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC. Port wing failed in flight on 4 June 1943, possibly after striking tree. Crashed in to house in Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, destroyed by post impact fire. 4 fatalities1941-10-01 Taken on Strength No. 10 Repair Depot 2019-08-20
1943-June-04 Accident: 32 Operational Training Unit Loc: Qualicum British Columbia Names: Briggs | Gould | Huard | Schwab
1943-08-17 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20