Bowman, P (Civilian)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-21
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Unit
3 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
RCAF Stn. Regina, Saskatchewan
Rank
Civilian
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Service Numbers
Crew or Other Personnel
Anson 6877
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6877
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-August-21. Anson I s/n 6877.
This accident involved 4 people. Bowman I, Davidson LHR, Douglas WW, Insall LA
This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Leonard Allen Insall RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:405766 Anson 6877, Civilian P Bowman Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson 6877, Leading Aircraftman Leonard Harold Davidson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/120744 Anson 6877, Leading Aircraftman William Wallace Douglas RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/118107 Anson 6877
Unit Desciption
3 AOS (3 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.
Pilot Officer C. Miall, No. 3 Air Observer School, Regina, 1940
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