Howe, Robert Wendell (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1956-December-06

Flying Officer Robert Wendell Howe RCAF

Birth Date: 1932-November-07

Born: Hillsdale, New Brunswick

Parents: Son of Ora J. and Violet (nee Parks)Howe of Kings County, New Brunswick. Brother of Frank and Foster Howe.

Spouse:

Home: Hillsdale, New Brunswick

Enlistment: Moncton, New Brunswick

Enlistment Date: 1952-June-25

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 AOS- Air Observer School

Base

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

207644

Home
Google MapHillsdale, New Brunswick
Final Burial
Google MapSussex Corner Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery
Row 3 Plot 200 Grave 3

Unit Desciption

2 AOS (2 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.
NO2 AOS Edmonton

Formed at Edmonton, Alberta - 5 August 1940

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Edmonton Alberta

Museum Bomber Command Museum

Disbanded at Edmonton, Alberta - 14 July 1944
Re-formed at Winnipeg, Manitoba 15 November 1955

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Winnipeg Manitoba

Project 44 BCATP

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