Davis, Kenneth William Douglas
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-04-11
Birth Date: 1924-January-13
Born: Fredericton, New Brunswick
George A. Davis & Janet A Davis
Home: Prince William, York Cty, New Brunswick (parents)
Enlistment: Moncton, New Brunswick
Enlistment Date: 1943-01-25
Service
RCAF
Unit
17 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
RCAF Stn. Souris, Manitoba
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
R/217511
First Burial
Cemetery At Barony, New Brunswick
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comThis incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Anson Mk. II Serial: 11341
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Anson 11341
Avro Anson
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Museum's Anson Mk. V was built by MacDonald Brothers in Winnipeg in 1944. It flew with No. 7 Photographic Wing and No. 414 Squadron in Ottawa on photo survey work until the late 1940s. In 1956, it was purchased by INCO and used for mineral surveying until 1980, when it was donated to the Museum. The exterior is painted in the yellow colour common to all BCATP trainers and is in its same wartime RCAF markings.
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
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 
Avro Anson HistoryAnson 11341
Anson Mk. II 11341
Delivered to storage, issued from storage on 1 March 1943. Delivered to No. 17 Service Flying Training School at Souris, Manitoba on 6 March 1943. Allocated to No. 8 Repair Depot on 15 April 1944 for scrapping, following a Category A crash.1943-02-27 Taken on Strength No. 2 Training Command 2019-08-20
1944-April-11 Accident: 17 Service Flying Training School Loc: Brandon Names: Davis | Mazerall
1944-04-27 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20