Toronto, Ontario
Anson aircraft 6132 was engaged on a routine navigation exercise when it crashed three miles south of Chatsworth, Ontario. Leading Aircraftman McCatty was the only casualty.
McCatty, Winston Alexander (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-25
Birth Date: 1917
Born:
Parents: Son of Dr. Alexander J. McCatty and Alice F. McCatty, of Toronto; husband of Elizabeth Shirley McCatty, of Toronto.
Spouse: Husband of Elizabeth Shirley McCatty, of Toronto.
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
Malton, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/182040
School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-10-25
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comAccident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6132
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-25. Anson I s/n 6132.
This accident involved 4 people. McCatty WA, Patterson RC, Sanders THA, Conkwright HC
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Winston Alexander McCatty RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/182040 Anson 6132
Unit Desciption
1 AOS (1 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.
No. 1 Air Observer School. Dominion Skyways (Training) Ltd. Malton, Ontario.
The School was established at Malton, Ontario. The former school is now the Toronto (Pearson) International Airport.
More information on the RCAF Station at Malton can be found at
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Malton Ontario
Wartime Canada - Wings presentation December 1943
YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy