The crew was killed in a mid-air collision with Anson N5358.
Killed Flying Officer G D Calderhead RCAF J/86333 LAC Ernest L.J. Beaumont (Fitter) R/921596 AC1 Joseph F. Agar (Fitter) R/985992.
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Son of George and Mary Calderhead, of Glasgow, Scotland.
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAFVR
Unit
31 GRS- General Reconnaissance School (RAF)
Base
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
86333
The crew was killed in a mid-air collision with Anson N5358.
Killed Flying Officer G D Calderhead RCAF J/86333 LAC Ernest L.J. Beaumont (Fitter) R/921596 AC1 Joseph F. Agar (Fitter) R/985992.
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
The Avro Anson was known by a number of nicknames including "Faithful Annie" or "Flying Greenhouse". It was the first aircraft to be flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force to have a retractable undercarriage, which was a comparative novelty in 1936. In 1940, a Canadian government owned company, Federal Aircraft Limited, was created in Montreal to manufacture the Anson for Canadian use. Nearly 3,000 Anson aircraft were produced and, in the early days of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), the Anson was the standard trainer for many pilots, observers (navigators), wireless operators and bomb aimers. More than 20,000 aircrew received training on the Anson. In Canadian service, the aircraft was substantially re-designed with the substitution of North American engines and many other airframe and equipment changes. Harold Skaarup web pages