4 Air Observer School, London, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed.
Nelson, Dana Anthony (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-May-14
Birth Date: 1918-July-15
Born:
Parents: Minard F. Nelson and Mabel A. Nelson, of Mosherville, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
Spouse:
Home: Mosherville, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
RCAF Stn. London, Ontario
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/137915
Temporary Burial
Fairview Cemetery, Dutton, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 7064
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:7064
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-14. Anson I s/n 7064.
This accident involved 5 people. Spooner KG, Nelson DA, Curtis JA, Bailey RH, Brown WJ
This accident had 3 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Gerald Spooner RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/179314 Anson 7064, Flight Sergeant Dana Anthony Nelson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/137915 Anson 7064, Sergeant William John Brown RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/132466 Anson 7064
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