Fairey Battle 1304, aircraft crashed.
Olstead, George James (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1939-October-14
Birth Date: 1916-April-13
Born:
Parents: James M. Olstead and Mary Ann S. Olstead
Spouse:
Home: Sidney, British Columbia (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 ANS- Air Navigation School
Base
RCAF Trenton, Ontario
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
C/862
Target
Training - night navigation
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Battle 1304
Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:1304
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1939-October-14. Fairey Battle s/n 1304.
This accident involved 2 people. Corbett HK, Oldstead GJ
This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Horace Kenneth Corbett RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/897 Battle 1304, Pilot Officer George James Olstead RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/862 Battle 1304
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
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton ON
NO1 ANS moved to Rivers Manitoba 23 November 1940
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
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Manitoba Historical Society - 1 ANS History
Project 44 BCATP
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