Kean, John Robert (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Killed in Flying Accident 1940-May-17

Aircraftman 1st Class John Robert Kean RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-March-06

Born:

Parents: Margaret Kean, of Windsor.

Spouse:

Home: Windsor, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 ANS- Air Navigation School

Base

RCAF Trenton, Ontario

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

wireless mechanic

Service Numbers

R/51908

Home
Google MapWindsor, Ontario
Final Burial
Google MapVictoria Memorial Park
Sec 49 Block R Grave 1

1 Air Navigation School, Trenton, Ont..

The Norseman was on a cross-country navigation flight from Trenton to give experience in practical air navigation,.

The pilot lost control of the Norseman while flying at low altitude over high ground. This was coupled by adverse weather conditions which included mist and rain. The accident is recorded as 02:30 Near Grafton, 15 miles north of Cobourg, Ontario

Killed includes Kean: Flying Officer George Edgar Auld (nav.) RCAF (C/1747) KIFA The People's Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI. F/Lt Harvey Bell Jasper pilot RCAF C/194 KIFA Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Flying Officer John Easton Pidcock nav. RCAF C/1728 KIFA Cemetery, Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Norseman 678

Flying Officer George Edgar Auld RCAF

Flying Officer Auld, George Edgar (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1940-May-17
The People's Cemetery, Kensington Road, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Isalnd, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Harvey Bell Jasper RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Jasper, Harvey Bell (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1940-May-17
Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class John Robert Kean RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Kean, John Robert (RCAF)
wireless mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1940-May-17
Victoria Memorial Park, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer John Easton Pidcock RCAF

Flying Officer Pidcock, John Easton (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1940-May-17
Cemetery, Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Noorduyn Norseman Mk. IVW serial:678

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-May-17. Norseman s/n 678.

This accident involved 4 people. Auld GE, Jasper HB, Kean JR, Pidcock JE

This accident had 4 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Harvey Bell Jasper RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/194 Norseman 678, Flying Officer George Edgar Auld RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/1747 Norseman 678, Aircraftman 1st Class John Robert Kean RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/51908 Norseman 678, Flying Officer John Easton Pidcock RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/1758 Norseman 678

Unit Desciption

1 ANS (1 Air Navigation School)

Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.

The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.

NO1 ANS Ansons Rivers MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton ON

NO1 ANS moved to Rivers Manitoba 23 November 1940

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Rivers MB

NO 1 ANS was redesignated Central Navigation School after an amalgamation with NO 2 ANS from Pennfield Ridge, NB May 11 1942

Museum Manitoba Historical Society - 1 ANS History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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