4 AOS, London, Ontario, Anson 6141 and 6146 collided, and civilian pilot R.W. Reain died in the crash and Civilian Pilot Oscar A. Lutken died the next day, both were on 6141, 2 students survived. The civilian pilot Lamont and 3 crew survived on 6146 (paulmcmillan & R.W.R. Walker at www.rafcommands.com).
Reain, Robert Wilfred (Civilian Pilot)
Killed in Flying Accident 1941-September-02
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Unit
4 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
London, Ontario, Canada
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Civilian Pilot
Position
Pilot
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School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-09-02 and 03Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 6141
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6141
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1941-September-02. They are: Anson s/n 6141, Anson s/n 6146.
This accident involved 7 people. Ammon FW, Lamount JA, Lutkin O, Marshall OR, Reain RW, Weir RJ, Fapazin R
This accident had 2 fatalities. Civilian Pilot Oscar Lutkin Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson 6141, Civilian Pilot Robert Wilfred Reain Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson 6141
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