Messenger, Robert Francis
Died 1943-09-10
Birth Date: 1925-January-08
Born: Calgary, Alberta
Alfred & Florence Maud Messenger
Home: Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
7 ITS- Initial Training School
Base
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rank
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Position
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service Numbers
R/213504
Home
Calgary, Alberta
First Burial
Queens Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
7 Initial Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Death by natural causes while in the Hospital at 7 I.T.S.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com7 ITS (7 Initial Training School)
Pilot and Air Observer candidates began their 26- or 28-week training program with four weeks at an Initial Training School (ITS).They studied theoretical subjects and were subjected to a variety of tests. Theoretical studies included navigation, theory of flight, meteorology, duties of an officer, air force administration, algebra, and trigonometry. Tests included an interview with a psychiatrist, the 4 hour long M2 physical examination, a session in a decompression chamber, and a "test flight" in a Link Trainer as well as academics. At the end of the course the postings were announced. Occasionally candidates were re-routed to the Wireless Air Gunner stream at the end of ITS.
Saskatoon Normal School & Bedford Road Collegiate.
More information on the RCAF Station at Saskatoon can be found at
RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Saskatoon SK
YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan
Project 44 BCATP