Schryburt, Joseph Theodore Arthur (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-August-11

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Theodore Arthur Schryburt RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-February-16

Born:

Parents: Son of J. Albert and M. L. Eugenie Schryburt, of Ottawa.

Spouse:

Home: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

8 AOS- Air Observer School

Base

RCAF Stn. Ancienne Lorrette, Quebec

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

R/161948

Home
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Final Burial
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Plot 1093 Sec R
8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorene, Quebec. On August 11 the crew of Anson aircraft 6471 were engaged in a navigation exercise when they crashed nine miles from St Gabriel, Quebec. Sergeants J.A. Benson and J. Ewert were also killed. Two other airmen, Sergeant Rolingher and Leading Aircraftman Riley were severely injured and were not rescued until Aug 15.

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Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6471

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-August-11. Anson I s/n 6471.

This accident involved 5 people. Benson JA, Ewart J, Rolinger J, Schryburt JTA, Riley JA

This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant John Ewert RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/160872 Anson 6471, Leading Aircraftman Joseph Theodore Arthur Schryburt RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/161948 Anson 6471, Sergeant Johann Aubrey Benson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/106241 Anson 6471

Unit Desciption

8 AOS (8 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.
NO8 AOS

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