Morris, Manitoba7 Air Observer School, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Leading Aircraftman Jones was the only casualty when Anson aircraft 6570 crashed on take-off. The pilot had failed to unlock the aileron control prior to take-off.
Jones, Richard Cyril (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-May-16
Birth Date: 1925
Born:
Parents: Son of Frederick Wilmer Jones and Violet Jones, of Morris.
Spouse:
Home: Morris, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
7 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
R/281976
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6570
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-May-16. Anson I s/n 6570.
This accident involved 3 people. Gerow WH, Jones RC, Tate RWP
This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Richard Cyril Jones RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/281976 Anson 6570
Unit Desciption
7 AOS (7 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.
NO7 AOS Course
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Portage la Prairie Manitoba
Manitoba Historical Society - Portage Airport
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 7 AOS History
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