Johnson, Eric Harold

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-05

Male Head

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

Son of Harold S. Johnson and Grace Johnson, of Ratby, Leicestershire, England.

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAFVR

Unit

1 GRS- General Reconnaissance School

Base

RCAF Stn. Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

657936

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Anson Mk. I Serial: AX426

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Avro Anson

Avro Anson Mk. V
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.
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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

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

YouTube Avro Anson History

YouTube Avro Anson Construction

1 GRS (1 General Reconnaisance School)

The General Reconnaissance School trained pilots and air observers in the techniques required for ocean patrol. It was the equivalent to an Operational Training Unit (OTU), and last stop before aircrew were assigned to operations. The topics included DR Navigation, Astro Navigation, Compasses and Instruments, Meteorology, Signals, Reconnaissance, Coding, Ship Recognition, Aerial Photography, and Visual Signals.

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - RCAF Station Summerside PEI

General from%20RCAF%20Station%20Summerside%2C%20PEI.,Wikipedia Page

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

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Anson AX426

Anson Mk. I AX426



1942-03-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1942-August-17 Accident: 1 General Reconnaissance School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Del Rosso | Jackson | Norman | Watt
1943-January-05 Accident: 1 General Reconnaissance School Loc: Names: Bernstein | Johnson | King | Thompson
1943-04-24 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07