Woodland Cemetery
Confirmed AC - Cert of DR
Category A crash at London on 4 August 1942. Crash location also reported as Kintore, which is about 10 miles north-east of London aerodrome.
Jones, Donald Gray (Civilian)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-04
Birth Date: 1913
Born:
Parents: dearly beloved son of Norval & Lou Jones
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
RCAF London
Rank
Civilian
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6839
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-August-04. Anson I s/n 6839.
This accident involved 4 people. Banks J, Davies P, Jones DH, Keedwell DR
This accident had 1 fatality. Civilian Donald Gray Jones RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson 6839
Unit Desciption
4 AOS (4 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.
NO4 AOS London 1942
The School was established at London, Ontario. The former school is now the London, Ontario International Airport.
More information on the RCAF Station at London can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station London ON
YouTube - Teamwork Unlimited 1944
Project 44 BCATP