Warren, Pennsylvania USA
Nite
Crashed six miles south-west of Kinistino, Saskatchewan during a night navigational exercise.
LACs C. Lapp, H.W. Hurst and Flying Officer O A Ness were also killed
Hyer, Glen Kenneth (Civilian)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-March-18
Birth Date: 1907-October-05
Born:
Parents:
Spouse: Helen A Huling
Home: Warren, Pennsylvania USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Civilian
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Anson R9740
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:R9740
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-March-18. Anson s/n R9740 (formerly 9740).
This accident involved 4 people. Hurst HW, Hyer GK, Lapp CS, Ness OA
This accident had 4 fatalities. Flying Officer Olav Alfred Ness RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/7174 Anson R9740, Leading Aircraftman Harvey William Hurst RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/127999 Anson R9740, Civilian Glen Kenneth Hyer RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson R9740, Leading Aircraftman Cyril Samuel Lapp RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/122599 Anson R9740
Unit Desciption
6 AOS (6 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.
Avro Anson NO6 AOS
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Prince Albert SK
RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Hagen SK
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - History 6 AOS
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP