Davis, Charles John (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-May-23

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Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Parents: Son of Jessie May Davis, of Bondi, New South Wales, Australia.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

32 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Patricia Bay, British Columbia

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Service Numbers

420864

Final Burial

Royal Oak Burial Park
Sec D Plot 20 Grave 2

32 OTU, Patricia Bay, B.C.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Hampden AN142

Sergeant Colin Lisle Bishop RAAF

Sergeant Bishop, Colin Lisle (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-May-23
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Pilot Officer Charles John Davis RAAF

Pilot Officer Davis, Charles John (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-May-23
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Sergeant Reginald John Hughes RAAF

Sergeant Hughes, Reginald John (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-May-23
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Sergeant Alan Robert Marlow RAFVR

Sergeant Marlow, Alan Robert (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-May-23
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Accident Card - Handley Page Hampden Mk. I serial:AN142

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-23. Hampden s/n AN142.

This accident involved 4 people. Bishop C, Davis CJ, Hughes RJ, Marlow AR

This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Colin Lisle Bishop RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:418499 Hampden AN142, Pilot Officer Charles John Davis RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:420864 Hampden AN142, Sergeant Alan Robert Marlow RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1577871 Hampden AN142, Sergeant Reginald John Hughes RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:422565 Hampden AN142

Unit Desciption

32 OTU (32 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.